By The Numbers
Fastnet Rock – The Group 1 machine
After notching up his 43rd Group 1 winner over the weekend, we look at the extraordinary record of Fastnet Rock when it comes to producing elite horses. Of the 52 sons of the great Danehill (Danzig) to have gone to stud and produce a Group 1 winner, none has had as many elite stars as... Read More
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The puzzle linking Gooree Park to Northern Farm
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A broodmare coronation awaits in the Tattersall’s Tiara
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