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BREEDING INSIGHTS: 400, and still going strong 2023-02-03

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NEWS:Tributes paid to top jumps stallion Kayf Tara 2022-12-09

The 11-time British champion National Hunt sire Kayf Tara died “peacefully in his paddock” at Overbury Stud this morning aged 28

SALES: Shadwell to have 100 horses in training next year 2022-11-26

Golden Horn, Europe's 2015 Horse of the Year, has been sold privately to Jayne McGivern's Dash Grange Stud, and he will be relocated to stand at Overbury Stud in Gloucestershire, England, Racing Post reports.

Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis have almost doubled in the past year but industry leaders warn uptake is still hampered by the social stigma of the drug and lack of training for doctors.

Share The new site: “It’s fantastic for breeders to have access to such important information,” says John Flood, of Ireland’s Boardsmill Stud   A new website dedicated to promoting National Hunt stallions standing in Ireland, France and Britain has been launched by Weatherbys. This new resource - nhstallions.co.uk - compliments the Weatherbys Stallion Books and Global Stallions App and carries details of nearly 100 jumps and dual-purpose stallions. It will be a v...

4:18PM, FEB 23 2021 Weatherbys has launched a new website dedicated to promoting National Hunt stallions and will include vital information such as top performers, recent results, upcoming entries and sales results. The website (nhstallions.co.uk) has the details of over 100 National Hunt and dual-purpose stallions standing in Britain, France and Ireland, serving as a vital resource to support National Hunt breeders. Alongside the Weatherbys Stallion Books and Global Stallions App, t...