Group 2 Railway Stakes winner MEDICINE JACK is among the Castletown Stud graduates sold at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. Sold for €28,000 to trainer Ger Lyons, the son of Equiano also won the Waterford Testimonial Stakes. The sale has been relocated to Newmarket this year, where Castletown Stud will offer four quality yearlings. …
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Castletown Stud foal graduate Sixties Groove (7g Sixties Icon – Gift Dancer, by Imperial Dancer) produced an impressive weight-carrying performance to win Wednesday’s Listed Grafton Cup worth $200,000. The winner of last year’s Brisbane Cup was tasked with carrying top weight of 61kg for the contest run over 2350 metres. Jason Collett gave the Kris …
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A step up in trip saw Able Grace (3f No Nay Never – Sanadaat, by Oasis Dream) get off the mark on the third attempt at Haydock on Friday. Bred by Minch Bloodstock and Castletown Stud, the daughter of No Nay Never made a promising three-year-old return when finishing fourth at Leicester. Stepping up to …
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Deep Impression (2f Footstepsinthesand – Parvenue, by Ezzoud) showed significant improvement on her second start to land Tuesday’s maiden at Beverley. Stepping up in trip to seven and a half furlongs, she was switched left to challenge over a furlong from home and kept on well to lead close home. The winning margin was a …
Saturday saw House Of Kings (4g Camelot – Celestial Bow, by Raven’s Pass) gain his second success for Anne-Sophie Crombez and Craig Buckingham in the Prix Eulalie at Compiegne. A two-year-old winner when trained by Clive Cox, House Of Kings was later sold to current connections, for whom he first won at Chantilly in February. …
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Ranger In Paradise (3c Holy Roman Emperor – Mooney Ridge, by Indian Ridge) showed he retains plenty of ability when taking a three-year-old conditions race at Rome. Stakes-placed as a two-year-old, the son of Holy Roman Emperor won the mile contest by two lengths. Trained by Alduino Botti for Dioscuri Srl, the bay was sold …
Grey On Post (3f Sidestep – Artistica, by Spectrum) built on promising performances last season when making a winning three-year-old return at Milan. Placed on three occasions as a two-year-old, the Castletown Stud graduate improved to win the six furlong maiden by three lengths. Trained by Simondi Soc Al Simondi E Lupinaci for Scuderia Di …
Castletown Stud celebrated a magnificent result at the Tattersalls Foal Sale when selling a daughter of Sea The Stars for 400,000gns; the third highest price of the week. Bought by the US-based Woodford Thoroughbreds, the February-born bay is a half-sister to two Stakes performers from two runners. From a top German family, she benefitted from …
A Camelot half-brother to Sea Of Class was widely touted as a highlight of the Goffs Foal Sale and did not disappoint, with the Castletown-consigned bay selling for €280,000. Born in late May, the colt has a long way to go to match his illustrious siblings, but successful buyer MV Magnier was evidently impressed by …