Some excellent photos of our home bred, produced by Emma O'Brien.With 2023 coming to a close, street value was winner
#4
from our yard this year & hopefully 1 or 2 more before year end. Street value's full sister is carrying a mekhtaal foal, with a affinisea foal on the ground.
STREET VALUE (Well Chosen) and
@dan2231
win the Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed) for trainer J P Flavin and owners Miracle Cure Syndicate
Deported from Australia, via France where he was equally as unloved in the breeding barn, & now to tunisia where they breed sport & equestrian horses..
Scissor Kick, a former topline sprinter, once stood at famous Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley. New stud fee €249.80
If RYAN MOORE rides a treble at ROYAL ASCOT today & scores for shamrock rovers in 90 mins in the Dublin derby later this evening, I'll give £1000 Cash to One of You Lucky People!! 🥇😍
Saintgodrel filly born yesterday & arriving 10 days early for her connections.
Dam (wicket maiden) is out of lady cricket, from the excellent family of red sherlock & swing bowler etc.
@MaryLouMcDonald
@ClaireClarkson_
Boy that cried wolf,.. Mary you failed to vote in the "opt into controversial EU Migration Pact.
The whole idea of the original EU back in the 70's was free trade agreement, plantations was not mentioned. ?
Hearing from very reliable sources that westover is on his way to japan..westover ran third in the Epsom Derby before taking the Irish Derby by seven lengths. As a four-year-old he won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
Huge loss for connections to lose highland Hunter today. Highland Hunter leading the way during the funeral of jockey, Keagan Kirkby and who behaved impeccably despite the many hundreds of people thronging the lane outside the church
If she stood in beside it, she would know he is definitely 16/1,he looked a bit small in the paddock, but she got a fright when up close.
She was too easy on him all winter,a bit fresher than she thought.. his heart rate went up & the red zone.. he didn't get a chance to settle..
Youmzain filly, steeped in racing history, out of our presenting mare, allstar lady, from the family of wonderful Dream Isle, who won 12 races and herself bred the pretty brilliant Townley Stone and the lovely Auntie Dot who won 18 races and finished third in The Grand National.
Another new born at the river tay stables co. Waterford. A strapping son of Silas marner, a beautiful colt foal out of half sister to Cheltenham listed bumper mare Mullenbeg. Look at those ears.
@gordon_doyle
Tabor: "I would like to send my special congratulations to our no1 jock seamié for allowing us to pull yet another stroke on Irish soil & I can't believe authorities are staying quite", I therefore nominate seamié for employee of the year... especially with the animation effects"
Newbay at ballylinch stud when we visited there. The son of dubawi has had a super day at champions day and a very good year todate. Currently stands for €37,500.00
He is after getting bigger since we last measured him... Only one horse has won the Derby from stall 1 this century...
Can City Of Troy buck that trend on Saturday?
The Latest arrival, the siyouni mare, from the family of Holloway boy etc has her
@equilume
light fitted today.
Speeds up & maximise reproductive efficiency & performance.
On the curragh of kildare, 2000 guineas winning jockey Rory Cleary schools a 2yr hot streak filly bred by myself, final preps. Inbred to my favorite Nureyev and Height of Fashion. From family of 1000 gns winner samitar, shaweel & Joyful.
@Tweenhills
@harasdannebault
These two (horses) were bred from our farm, (full siblings). Irish hunting horses are as unique as our country itself. Both are bred from a shire mare, crossed with tb stallion,producing an animal that is hard to match in its courage, tremendous jumping ability & temperament.
@paddymacc1
I wouldn't believe one word out of her mouth. The lady is totally out of her depth in a hugely important roll in this country. She is treating Ireland with contempt along with her colleague in power Roderick O'
Queen of Irish racing, Rachael Blackmore from killenaule, county tipperary becomes first Irish person to win the BBC's World Sport Star award. 🌟
Blackmore, 32, made history at the Cheltenham Festival in becoming the first woman to win the Champion Hurdle & leading rider award.
In a space of a few minutes Charlie Appleby picks up over $2,500,000.00... modern games x dubawi, nations pride x teofilo. Mysterious night x dark angel...
Best wishes for a great 2023. From all in the "UNRACED" mares club..LtoR.
Colt foal out of sister to midlands national wnr.
Colt foal out of £2.8m Frankel sales topper²²
Chetnut filly, half sister to tatts uk may store topper.
Colt foal, half bro to 3rd place maiden 7f at lep😏
For the day that's in it, youmzain at rathbarry stud, runner up in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on 3 separate occasions for connections. First crop of Irish 4yr olds to race in 2023.
@griptmedia
Instrumental in raising carbon tax on the elderly & hard pressed motorists. Decimation of farming in Ire & Europe. Held the government over a barrel by keeping them in power. Went down a borough of the EV's.. another red faced moment as sales have collapsed.. shocking government
Ace impact, the explosive finishing speed of the favourite would be as potent in the unknown territory of a 1½m, two furlongs further than any of his previous runs.The answer was emphatic & incontestable as he easily blows aways any potential contenders. Best 3yr old in Europe 🌍
@Iskesullas
@ClaireClarkson_
Recent knife attack on a member of the clergy would state otherwise. When will his attacker be identified?? Or swept under the bulging carpet....
Aidan gives the thumbs up to Mr Johnny G as his charge soul sister takes out the oaks classic. Getting very hard to win these British classics with the aging race gene... changing of the guard it would appear. Could be a classic double for Frankel this wkend.
Two famous quotes, "he has six or seven lenghts to make up, he has got to be a champion" & "perfection in equine form" 2009 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Great read in racingpost by Martin Stevens re: Nathaniel 👏👏he really highlights people falling over themselves at the sales for unproven sires...
@MartinStevensB1
At river tay stables (2)
An absolute belter of "Almighwar" x dubawi filly foal out of a Yeats mare, photo only taken at 12 hrs old. Huge shoulder on this lady.
Almighwar stands at garryrichard stud co Wexford, also home of hillstar.
Four scans early this morning, all in foal. Mekhtaal, alignak, silas marner etc. including our halling mare, in foal to alignak from the family of too darn hot who is having an excellent start to his stud career.
New arrival y/day.. Strapping son of saintgodrel, out of a half sis to "Balbriggan" Gran dam was half sis to Tsarevich, wnr of the Mildmay Of Flete Chase at Cheltenham & placed in a Supreme Nov Hurdle & Arkle Chase, 3rd in the 1987 Grand National.Also the Paul Nicholls Gungadu..
@Kieronellis27
@Knightsatire
Not forgetting the 400$ hair-do, picked up by the Irish taxpayers. This lady, one of many grinded the country to a hault and walked off with a huge pension after wiping her hands of the mess she left. No accountability..
County limerick breeders are very happy with their 28 day old portage colt. Out of a half sister (well chosen) to midlands national winner "keeponthesunnyside"
Delighted to receive this video today from connections in county Cork.
It wasn't so long ago I was informed that he was only going into training. Outstanding progress todate for the son of portage, showing plenty of ability & schooling well over the sticks.
Vandeek X Havana grey prior to his breeze up. Connections saw something special to part with £625k
his third dam, Bamières, bred in France, is none other than the dam of the champion Balbonnella, also French and the dam of the legendary sprinter & sire Anabaa, among others...
@RacingTV
Buying & paying over the odds for unproven jumping stock with a few yrs now & not having agents in France unlike a few smarter owners/trainers in Ire..
Not having agents at the pt2pt bumper trials...to visible see potential candidates.Good judges have disappeared from the game?
@florNEWS
Her speech back then was a game changer in Ire/UK politics. A visit to cashel & meeting sinn fein/mayor Mickley Brown was a huge.
I met the two of them he said, how could you not shake hands with an 85-year-old woman? welcome to Cashel your majesty & I hope you enjoy your stay
Exciting to have our first home bred runner in Australia for Ciaron Maher racing stables tmrw.
Space age x make believe before his departure,he went back to back wins in Ireland & after beating the Frankel filly Sandy Creek who went on to place in a Listed race in her next start
Touched down at Foxwood stud near castlelyons this afternoon. Pleasure to meet donal and his additions... racinger is on the way in the next few days from france we were informed. Pic 3 is a foal by saintgodrel.
Couldnt make newgrange in co meath for the winter solstice this morning...so went to Grange on the outskirts of Clonmel to visit Tom Keatings sand gallops on this beautiful winter solstice day.
My cousin & owner with his 3yr olds and obviously camera shy as you can see.
Very smart filly x saintgodrel, out of a hurdle winning teofilo mare. Owner will be returning to the son of Saints Des Saint who was the top sire at the recent Cheltenham festival.
Certainly making a statement with his offspring, possibly the best son of montjeu at stud. Grp1 winners on the flat and several pt2pt winning 4yr old from first Irish crop. 🚀
This "portage" now 4yr old changed owners over the weekend,without any agents involved😂😂
Will remain with keatings yard in tipperary for a pt2pt in mind. Best of luck to Tom & connections. Sadly the breeder is no longer with us, he would be so proud, brillant character VO'D
Pride of dubai..17 wnrs since oct 12th sh racing. The fastest 2YO by Champion sire "Street Cry" (already with 8 individual sons to have sired Grp1 wnrs) POD, the only horse to complete the Grp1 Blue Diamond Stakes/Grp 1 Sires’Produce Stakes double.
Champion First Season Sire!
Exceptional year for both sea the stars & dubawi. Both commanding the highest stud fees in their native countries. One is the greatest racehorses of our time,the other is rightly revered as an outstanding stallion, a burgeoning sire of sires & broodmare sire plus 7 grp1 wnrs 20²²
6am start this morning, 4 scans and all mares scanned in foal.
Mekhtaal
@gordon_doyle
& saintgodrel
@DonalWhite
.
Another new arrival this morning, half sister to curragh maiden runner up yesterday from our tamayus mare.
Dropping our sales horses to rosegreen today, we had to genuflect to the greatest trainer in the twentieth century...
Vincent Brien, who could accurately be described as a legend.
Well done to tipperary trainer Andy Slattery & stable staff with his success in the bumper in punchestown yesterday with his charge "but what" x affinisea.
Tweet of the week..👀 possibly year? Sums up nicely how the Irish breeders indulge in the sales as apposed to producing jumping stock.
If you want a sales horse go to a fashionable sire, if you want to breed a race horse go to an unfashionable sire.
With the Inclement weather
conditions predicted & the firm iced ground available we are seriously thinking of giving this lad a spin in the novice hurdle in oakwood park in prep for his round the world ltrip on the 24th.
From the family of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen etc