Glens Top Cat – privately purchased for OTI Racing and to be trained by Matt Cumani in Australia, Glens Top Cat had just the one start in UK before being purchased. He finished a short head second on debut to the 85 rated Velazquez. He looks like a horse with a lot of natural talent and we look forward to watching him perform in Australia....
The Tattersalls and Goffs Horses-In-Training sales have come to an end and it has proven to be a success with a number of purchases being made at both sales. The highlights of which were firstly Hanaady from Tattersalls, who was bought for £120k to go to Australia to be trained by Matt Cumani. Matt boasts 10 years of varied and intensive experience under the tutelage of some of the worlds most celebrated trainers and we’ve had a lot of success together, with the likes of Crambourne Cup winner Future Score and Group 3 placed Taramansour who was bought from Goffs last year. Secondly was Silaiyli from Goffs, who will be going to trainer Ibrahim Al Malki in Qatar, he cost £57k and he is an exciting horse who should have a big future in Qatar if he continues to perform as he has done in Ireland this...
Last week we were delighted to purchase the Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Tilsit to stand in Turkey for The Turkish Jockey Club. Tilsit, a son of Group 1 winner First Defence, is out of a half sister to Champion miler Kingman and as a result has all the credentials on paper to have a successful career at Stud. Tilsit, trained by Charlie Hills, won three of his eight starts including winning the Group 2 Summer Mile, the Group 3 Thoroughbred Stakes and was placed second in the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan at Longchamp. He achieved a highest official rating of 114 and was quoted by timeform to be a ‘Strong, rangy colt: very smart performer’....
7 purchased at the Somerville Sale and Taramansour lands the hat trick! Last week was a successful week at the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale as we managed to purchase 7 yearlings to go into training with George Scott in Newmarket. All of the horses purchased were speedily bred types by young and up-and-coming sites and it will be exciting to see how their careers go for their respective owners. Taramansour made it 3 wins in a row with an impressive victory at Swan Hill Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. He’s an exciting horse who was purchased as a in training from Goffs and has really taken off since he started his stint down under with trainer Matt Cumani. Fingers crossed he can continue on his upward curve....
A pleasing trip to Doncaster last week as we managed to purchase eight yearlings for new and existing clients that will all head to trainers George Scott and Andrew Balding. The highlight of the week was purchasing Lot 175 for £115,000, a colt by the exciting young sire Mehmas from Shinglis Stud. Mehmas, who recently sired the Gimcrack winner Lusail, has made a great start to stud and this son out of the winning mare Interweave was a strong looking sort and we’re excited about his career on the track. We were also delighted to purchase a speedy looking filly by El Kabeir who looks another exciting prospect. We will be attending all the major yearling sales during the sales season and am always looking for new business so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in purchasing a racehorse....
Horses in training purchase Taramansour gets off the mark in Australia at Ballarat Racecourse. Congratulations to both trainer Matt Cumani and owners Regal Bloodstock. Taramansour was bought from the Aga Khan’s Horses in training draft at the Goffs Sale. He looks an exciting prospect and hopefully he can continue to climb the ranks down under....
Eyes from afar will be taking a keen interest in the performance of the Will Clarken-trained Bleriot (Divine Prophet) when the filly has her first crack at a black-type contest in Saturday’s Listed Oaklands Plate at Morphettville. Bleriot was bred by Aquis Farm and offered at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where she was purchased for $160,000 by Clarken and the Newmarket-based JS Bloodstock Consultancy, whose Principal Billy Jackson-Stops is well known in Australian racing circles. Clarken will also be represented in the Morphettville 2-year-old feature by Gosden (Not A Single Doubt), another youngster bred by Aquis Farm, who remains in the ownership. Jackson-Stops furthered his racing experience during a stint as assistant trainer to then Godolphin Head Trainer, John O’Shea, and assisted in the management of some 400 horses across three states, including Group 1 winners Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}), Alizee (Sepoy) and Darley stallion Astern. He subsequently managed Godolphin’s satellite yard at...
It was great to see private purchase Aquileon break his Maiden at Werribee Racecourse in Australia in impressive fashion for dual trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace over the weekend. Formerly named Aquileo when trained by Roger Varian last year, the son of Gleneagles looks an exciting prospect and there should be lots more to come from him in the future....
It has been a great start to the turf season for JS Bloodstock with Breeze Up purchase Rogue Bear making a winning debut for Tom Clover & The Rogues Gallery and then yearling purchase George Peabody winning two in row for trainer George Scott, both looking exciting prospects moving forward. George Peabody is being aimed at Royal Ascot which is exciting for all involved. Cash Machine, a relatively inexpensive purchase from the Breeze Up's last year broke his maiden at the second time of asking on the all weather at Chelmsford City and he too is another exciting prospect for the season ahead for The Rogues Gallery syndicate. Off the racetrack we have been busy attending all the major Breeze Up sales and have managed to purchase seven so far: three at the Craven sale, one at the Doncaster sale and three at the Guineas sale. All...