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With the yearling sales season just around the corner, John Tuthill of Owenstown Stud is hoping to arrive at Doncaster for his first gig of the summer with an extra spring in his step courtesy of Sun Goddess (Sioux Nation),…
The inaugural Irish European Breeders' Fund (EBF) Birdcatcher Series was launched on Thursday. The series is a new autumn nursery programme designed to boost opportunities for juveniles with over €150,000 in total prize-money. The highlight of the new series is…
Princess Loulou, the dam of champion racemare Nashwa, has died at the age of 16, Blue Diamond Stud announced. She died following a bout of colic. The daughter of Pivotal was purchased by Imad Al Sagar's Blue Diamond Stud at…
Kinnersley Racing Stables' Ebarayna (Postponed) topped the GoffsGo Early August Sale when selling to Henry Oliver and Nick Shutts for £45,000 on Thursday. Sold as lot 9, the four-year-old filly is out of a half-sister to Grade 3 hurdle hero…
Star Of State (State Of Rest) could be supplemented for the G2 Lowther Stakes at York, according to Philip Robinson, racing manager for owner Jaber Abdullah. Second to Monday's Ballyhane Stakes heroine Livenka (Bated Breath) in her debut at Fairyhouse…
In 12 years, Culworth Ground Farms has become an established name on the sales circuit, a consistent producer of stakes horses, and one of Britain's newest stallion studs. Sophie Buckley, who runs the equine side of the Oxfordshire farm she…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — On his way to Hawaii to go surfing, John Shirreffs took a detour that led him to the Hall of Fame. Shirreffs's distinctive approach to training–which includes developing the incredibly popular Hall of Famer Zenyatta (Street…
Steven Golding, who has worked at Hascombe & Valiant Stud for 40 years, has retired. Working under both Sir Philip and Anthony Oppenheimer, Golding has been involved with the foaling at Hascombe since he started at the operation. “He showed…
Aussie speedball Asfoora has been given the go-ahead by her connections to defend her title in the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on August 21. The daughter of Flying Artie has accrued a trio of European Group 1s over the…
A total of nine new fixtures spread across the UK, Australia and South Africa will be debuted by the World Pool across the final four months of 2026. At Doncaster, the G1 St Leger, which is celebrating its 250th anniversary,…