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 …