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13 for Too Darn Hot
Blue Point – In breaking his maiden over five furlongs at Navan on Thursday, the Michael O’Callaghan-trained Francis Meynell (2 c ex Dame Hester by Diktat) handed Darley’s first-season sire Blue Point (Shamardal) his 31st individual first-crop winner. Represented by 79 starters in the northern hemisphere, Blue Point is standing his fourth season at Darley’s... Read More
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Tiz Invincible
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Ceolwulf (NZ)
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Horsetrader coming to an audio book near you
Horsetrader: Robert Sangster and the Rise and Fall of the Sport of Kings, is coming to an audio platform. First published in 1993 by authors Patrick and Nick Robinson (no relation), the book details the fascinating rise of Sangster, Coolmore’s John Magnier and Vincent O’Brien and how they drove the commercialisation of thoroughbred racing and... Read More