Coolmore will break new ground by having its first horses trained in Japan this year, after Sue Magnier was granted an owner’s license by the Japan Racing Association. Magnier, wife of Coolmore supremo John Magnier, will be represented by Chesapeake Bayan unraced 3 year old colt from Frankel out of Marsha, which the owners bought […]
Inglis Digital Australia’s January Sale saw well-related prizes on January 21st Street boss mare Sliders – with a I am invincible foal on foot – sold for AU$400,000 (US$272,000, AU$1=US$0.68). Offered by Coolmore on behalf of a customer Sliders sold to a delighted Ben Kwok, who dreams of visiting Darley stallion Too damn hot with […]
Dual Melbourne Cup (G1)-winning trainer Joseph O’Brien believes so Al Riffa could give him a first winner at the prestigious international meeting in Hong Kong when the entire stallion takes his chance in the Hong Kong Vase (G1) on December 14 at Sha Tin Racecourse. Al Riffa, a 5-year-old from Coolmore’s late father sensation Wootton […]
Enthralling, a half-sister to this year’s Epsom Derby (G1) hero Lambourn was the headline act on November 21 at the opening session of Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, when she sold for €780,000 (US$898,000, €1=US$1.15). A team from Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm had made the journey from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kildare, Ireland, but encountered a […]