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Three US stud farms, including the American arm of Ireland’s Coolmore Stud, have filed a lawsuit against The Jockey Club, which registers Thoroughbred horses there. They are challenging a rule to restrict thoroughbred stallions from breeding with more than 140 mares each year — the so-called “Stallion Cap.”

New Jersey Horseman John Forbes Passes Away Monday, February 1, 2021 at 10:39 am | Back to: Top News Updated: February 1, 2021 at 12:05 pm Equi-Photo John Hamilton Forbes, a top trainer on the New Jersey circuit for four decades and the president of the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemens Association, passed away Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 73 years old. “John was New Jersey racing,” said Dennis Drazin, chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, operators of Monmouth Park Racet...

℘℘℘ In 1907 the Epsom gallery was horrified to see an Irish owned, Irish trained (if Berkshire bred) horse, Orby, storm to victory at 100/6 in the most prestigious classic race for three-year-olds in the world, the Epsom Derby. The reaction of the top hat and tails aristocracy was to leave the parade ring for the presentation. “It’s enough to make one’s hair stand on end. How absolutely devastating that Britain’s blue riband race has been won by a peasant from Eire” snorted some...

Coolmore Studs Group 1-winning stallion Zoffany has died at the age of 13. Coolmore issued a statement on Friday confirming the son of Dansili was euthanised due to liver failure. “Zoffany was a great servant and he’ll be a big loss," said Coolmore’s David O’Loughlin in a statement. Zoffany won five races as a two-year-old, including the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh and alongside Nathaniel, the sire of Enable, was one of only two horses to finish within a length of unbeaten 1...

Liver Failure Claims International Sire Zoffany At Age 13 Sponsored by: Zoffany The 13-year-old Coolmore Stud resident Zoffany was euthanized today, owing to liver failure. “Zoffany was a great servant and hell be a big loss,” said Coolmores David OLoughlin. The son of Dansili, bred by Croom House Stud, won the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes as a juvenile and ran a career best when runner-up to Frankel, beaten just three-quarters of a length, in the G1 St Jamess Palace Stakes at Royal Asc...

Link to Share The first two progeny of Australian sire I Am Invincible to race in Japan made winning debuts last weekend for Northern Farm owner Katsumi Yoshida. Yoshida, who purchased three yearlings from the 2020 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale, had Jazz Etude and Top Star Sun succeed during the final week of 2020. Jazz Etude defeated 15 rivals, including five colts, in her two-year-old race over 1600 metres at Nakayama on Saturday while Top Star Sun won his 1400-metre juvenile newcom...

View From the Eighth Pole: Truth Or Consequences Sponsored by: Trainer Jason Servis Ive been observing the “lads” at Coolmore Stud in Ireland and at their Kentucky farm, Ashford, for more than 30 years. They have revolutionized the bloodstock world, maximized stallion revenue, and elevated customer service and marketing. Through early identification and acquisition of promising stud prospects, embracing large books for their stallions (including no small number of their own mares)...

Sponsored by: Ryan Moore and Magical after their victory in the 2019 Irish Champion Stakes Brilliant seven-time Group 1 winner Magical (Galileo) has been retired and will join the broodmare band at Coolmore Stud, with mating plans yet to be decided. In September, the Aidan OBrien-trained mare became the second dual winner of the Irish Champion Stakes and was last seen finishing a close third in the G1 Hong Kong Cup. She retires with an impressive record of 12 wins and 10 placings from...

Racing syndicates have become an increasingly popular option for Irish racing enthusiasts who are looking for a more affordable path into racehorse ownership. The syndicate model offers people a chance to buy an equity share in a racehorse that is managed and trained by industry experts, so they can experience the thrill of ownership at a fraction of the cost. Shamrock Thoroughbreds is an Irish racing syndicate based in Rush, Co Dublin, that has enjoyed some major success since its establishmen...

Im sitting in a hotel meeting room in Portlaoise with a man who was once a journalist, talking about a story no journalist would write, and a book that no publisher would touch. William Jones is 70 years old, almost deaf and softly spoken. He doesnt look or sound like an outlaw but for five years now thats often how hes portrayed. But dont take my word for it; take the first whiff of sulphur in The Phoenix in December 2015: "A controversial book written by William Jones, an ex-employee of Cool...