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Renewed sense of optimism in bloodstock world as Goliath’s dam heads cast list at Goffs November Sale

Nov 12, 2024 | thoroughbredracing.com | James Thomas |Kristen Manning |Nicholas Godfrey |Martin Stevens

Ireland takes centre stage with Tattersalls Sapphire Sale [Nov 14], the first breeding stock auction of the European season, ahead of showpiece sale at Goffs with foal catalogue [Nov 18-21] before fillies and broodmares take over on Nov 22-23A strong closing quarter to the yearling sale circuit came as something of a welcome surprise, and means the bloodstock industry heads into breeding stock season with a renewed sense of optimism.
Surprising Story Behind Sire of Melbourne Cup Winner

Nov 8, 2024 | bloodhorse.com | Martin Stevens

Sire Extreme Choice has been showered with praise since his son Knight's Choice pounced late for a shock victory in the Melbourne Cup (G1) Nov. 5. He has been described variously as "something seriously special," "a phenomenon," and even "a freak" by commentators.
Bloodstock Sales Review - Top of the Crops

Nov 8, 2024 | weatherbys.co.uk | Martin Stevens

by Martin StevensWeatherbys have published the 2024 edition of the Bloodstock Sales Review Part 1 (Yearlings) — a must-have resource that looks back at the yearling sales and provides you with an in-depth guide to those events. The publication lays out all the details on yearlings sold at public auction in Europe and those by European based sires sold at major auctions in North America & Japan.
Ladies first: Magic Millions leads the way as pioneering female initiative continues to reap rewards

Nov 4, 2024 | thoroughbredracing.com | Kristen Manning |Nicholas Godfrey |Martin Stevens

Australia’s world-renowned sales company has enjoyed great success in the last decade and more with a ground-breaking bonus scheme focussing specifically on female involvement in the sportNot for nothing has the Australian-based Magic Millions has become a byword for innovation across a racing world constantly seeking new ways to engage people.
Arc winner Bluestocking is retired

Oct 28, 2024 | thoroughbredracing.com | Nicholas Godfrey |Martin Stevens |James Thomas

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Bluestocking, a three-time G1 winner in 2024, has been retired to stud and will join the broodmare band at Juddmonte’s Banstead Manor base in the UK. The news comes soon after Juddmonte’s US champion racemare Idiomatic was also retired last week with a minor injury that forced her out of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Hard workers, returning heroes and a blue hen with a breakthrough foal

Oct 23, 2024 | thoroughbredracing.com | Martin Stevens |James Thomas

Martin Stevens unpacks the major stories from the Weatherbys Return of Mares, the industry standard for all those with a stake in the bloodstock sphere The Weatherbys Return of Mares is required reading for professionals and pedigree buffs alike, featuring as it does breeding records for every Thoroughbred broodmare in Britain and Ireland.
Five Key Points Within GB, Irish Return of Mares Bred

Oct 22, 2024 | bloodhorse.com | Martin Stevens

By Martin Stevens for WeatherbysThe Weatherbys Return of Mares is required reading for professionals and pedigree buffs alike, featuring as it does breeding records for each and every Thoroughbred broodmare in Great Britain and Ireland. The book details the identity of the mares' foals and coverings in that season, as well as current and historical statistics on breeding activity in the two countries.
New Book Honors Canada's Finest Thoroughbreds

Aug 28, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Martin Stevens

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New Book Honors Canada's Finest Thoroughbreds

Aug 28, 2024 | bloodhorse.com | Martin Stevens

Mention Canadian breeding and thoughts immediately turn to the pint-sized patriarch Northern Dancer and all the wonderful horses his owner E.P. Taylor bred from him at Windfields in Oshawa: Nijinsky, Storm Bird, The Minstrel and so on. Nothing wrong with being associated with those titans of the turf, but there is more to the Canadian Thoroughbred industry than that. Take the sire of the moment, , for example.
Justify Heightens European Interest in Keeneland Sept.

Aug 9, 2024 | bloodhorse.com | Martin Stevens

Ed Prosser is a real hero of mine. For decades he toiled away in bloodstock journalism, traveling up and down the country diligently filing reports on sales both blockbuster and bread-and-butter. Then, around 12 years ago, he was snapped up to succeed Tim Preston as European representative of the storied Kentucky auction house Keeneland.