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‘Exceptional’ Filly Heads Strong Book 2 for Ardad

During a lively Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in Newmarket, 18 yearlings by Ardad were sold in Book 2 for an average price of 82,222gns and median of 62,500gns.  These included four six-figure lots, led by…

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Ardad’s Candy Lands Valuable Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy

Ardad’s son Candy has now strung together an impressive series of three wins since early September, culminating in Saturday’s game victory in the Listed William Hill Two-Year-Old Trophy. Picking up over £85,000 for the win,…

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Solvency is Ardad’s 17th Juvenile Winner of 2024

Ardad’s two-year-old son Solvency made a winning debut at Hamilton on Monday to becomes his sire’s 17th juvenile winner of the campaign.  Striking over five furlongs for trainer Alice Haynes and owner Miss M J…

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Ardad Off to a Flyer as Yearling Season Begins 

The yearling sales are now in full flow in Europe and Ardad has made a positive start with his first and sole yearling offered this year at Arqana’s August Sale selling to Chantilly-based trainer Tim…

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Third Flat win for Schiaparelli’s Merrijig

Schiaparelli may be Britain’s leading provider of steeplechasers but he does also have the occasional runner on the Flat and one of the most consistent in this regard is his six-year-old son Merrijig. In fact,…

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Golden Horn’s Divine Grace lands Listed Chalice Stakes

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Smart Debut for Ardad’s Snow Master 

Ardad two-year-old Snow Master made a highly impressive debut at Yarmouth on 30 July, winning the seven-furlong novice contest by three and a quarter lengths.  Trained by Tom Dascombe for his breeders in the Empire…

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First Derby Runner for Golden Horn

Golden Horn took Epsom by storm in 2015 when winning the Derby from his stable-mate and now-fellow Overbury Stud sire Jack Hobbs.  He had taken the G2 Dante Stakes ahead of the Derby and then…

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Fourth TBA Award for Schiaparelli

  For the fourth consecutive year, Schiaparelli has been awarded the Horse & Hound Cup at the TBA National Hunt Awards for the leading British stallion for steeplechase winners. His star of the season was the eight-year-old…

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