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A five-strong panel for the 'Bringing Your A-game To Work' event was announced by Women In Racing (WiR) in partnership with Weatherbys. Set for Friday, May 22, the event will be held at WiR's Wellingborough headquarters. The event, let by Weatherbys CEO Sharon O'Regan, will feature the following panelists: Claire Taylor, managing director of European Bloodstock News (EBN), Ace Stud's European marketing manager Lilly Sahla, Racing Post Weekender columnist, ex-jockey and exercise rider at Somerville Lodge Georgia Cox, and Simply Racing founder and Racing Home coordinator Dena Merson. For information...

Women in Racing (WiR), in partnership with Weatherbys, has announced that it will be hosting an event next month titled 'Bringing Your A-Game to Work', featuring a panel discussion and a behind the scenes tour of the Weatherbys headquarters in Wellingborough. Scheduled to take place on Friday, May 22, the event will see five industry panellists discuss their strategies and tips on how to bring your best game to work every day, as well as providing a career progression opportunity and networking event for attendees and Weatherbys staff. The panel...

Sir Johnny Weatherby KCVO, owner-breeder and a member of one of racing's most distinguished families, has died at the age of 66. A seventh-generation member of the dynasty which has become synonymous with the administration of British racing and breeding, Weatherby owned Preston Lodge Stud in Oakham and was the breeder of dual Cheltenham Festival winner Presenting Percy as well as Top Wood, who won the Aintree Foxhunters' Chase in his colours during the 2019 Grand National meeting. A keen amateur jump jockey in his younger days, he was appointed...

The United States's Jockey Club and Europe's Weatherbys have partnered to launch 'Racehorse Naming,' the organizations announced in a joint statement Tuesday. The website enables users to check the potential availability of a Thoroughbred name in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. According to the statement, 'Racehorse Naming' "streamlines the naming process for owners and breeders and will be especially useful for unnamed Thoroughbreds bred or purchased in one country and imported to another, which requires name approval by the exporting and importing authorities." "We're proud...

BUDDS, one of the UK's leading specialist auctioneers of sports memorabilia, will offer a selection of horse racing items at Newmarket's National Horse Racing Museum on November 12-13. Under the spotlight at the auction, held in partnership with Weatherbys, will be memorabilia linked to King Edward VII, legendary horses and jockeys, and a royal mistress, Lillie Langtry. Featured lots include Oath's 1999 Derby-winning silks signed by Henry Cecil; the racing silks of the 13th Earl of Eglinton, worn by the jockey of the legendary racehorse The Flying Dutchman, c.1849; the...

For the third time in four years, Sioux Nation was the busiest Flat stallion at stud in Britain and Ireland in 2025, according to the Return of Mares, which has been published by Weatherbys. The son of Scat Daddy, who stands at Coolmore's Castlehyde Stud in County Cork, was usurped last year by his ill-fated stud-mate, Calyx, but he returned to the top of the charts during the latest breeding season, having covered 282 mares. The busiest stallion of any description was Whytemount Stud's Affinisea on 314, ahead of Boardsmill...

Two key appointments were announced on Wednesday, with Sharon O'Regan becoming the CEO at Weatherbys Limited following the departure of Russell Ferris, who is moving on to fill the new role of managing director at Racecourse Media Group (RMG). Ferris, formerly the managing director of Limerick Racecourse and the director for At The Races in Ireland, joined Weatherbys Ireland in 2016 and was promoted to Weatherbys Ltd Group CEO three years later. Nick Mills, CEO of RMG, said, "Russell is highly regarded within the industry and will bring a wealth...

Weatherbys has pledged to continue its sponsorship of the £250,000 Super Sprint at Newbury for another five years. First run under sponsorship of Weatherbys back in 1993, this year's edition will mark the 32nd consecutive running of the race in its current guise. Jordan Coates, Head of Sales at Newbury Racecourse commented, "We are delighted to be continuing our longstanding relationship with Weatherbys as sponsors of the Super Sprint for a further five years. "The Weatherbys Super Sprint is one of our summer highlights here at Newbury and always promises...

This year has seen a 6% decrease in the number of live foals registered to date in the General Stud Book, according to the Return of Mares, which has been published by Weatherbys. The returns to September 30, 2024 show that a total of 12,578 foals have been born in Britain and Ireland, 840 fewer than the 2023 figure of 13,438. It marks the first time in the last decade that the overall foal crop has fallen by more than 4% from one year to the next. The 6% drop...

Following the news released last week by The Thoroughbred Report that The Everest and the All-Star Mile had been elevated to Group 1 status by Racing Australia, Weatherbys will recognise these races as Group 1s, Weatherbys head of bloodstock and data James McHale told TDN Europe late on Wednesday evening. "Weatherbys have had it confirmed that The Everest and All-Star Mile have been approved for Group 1 status by the Asian Pattern Committee (APC) which satisfies the requirements for Part I countries in Australasia. As such these races will be...

Havana Grey (GB) was the most profitable British- and Irish-based yearling sire of 2023 according to the newly-published Weatherbys Bloodstock Sales Review. Havana Grey topped the standings with a profitability index of 10.75, comfortably ahead of the next best stallion, Sioux Nation, on 6.61. Those figures were calculated by dividing each sire's 2023 yearling average by their covering fee of 2021, when the offspring in question were conceived. It was another hugely successful year on the racecourse for the progeny of Havana Grey, with the G1 Prix Morny and G1...

Crystal Ocean (GB), the top-rated horse in the world in 2019, now has a new accolade as the busiest stallion at stud in Britain and Ireland, according to the Return of Mares, which has been published by Weatherbys. The son of Sea The Stars (Ire), who stands for Coolmore's National Hunt division at The Beeches Stud in Co Waterford, covered 335 mares. Leading the Flat sires was Coolmore's Sioux Nation on 289. Frankel (GB), who is on his way to regaining his champion sire title in 2023, covered 196 mares...