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Thyme Hill returns victorious in G2 Long Walk Hurdle

Ahead of an exciting weekend of action, it was wonderful to see the Overbury-bred Thyme Hill return in great style at Newbury to win the G2 Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle. One of the outstanding novice…

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Overbury Stud To Sponsor Alice Stevens

Overbury Stud is delighted to be sponsoring amateur rider Alice Stevens and we look forward to following her progress in point-to-points and hunter chases throughout the season. Now 22, Alice was the champion lady novice…

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Ronald Pump back in G1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle

Schiaparelli’s high-class son Ronald Pump returns to Grade 1 action this weekend in the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse, in which he will face the unbeaten Honeysuckle. The British-bred seven-year-old has proved to be a…

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Our stud fees: reductions for 2021

Simon Sweeting, manager of Overbury Stud, has reined in the stud fees for several of his stallions ahead of the 2021 season. Ardad (who has stood three seasons at £6,500) and Cityscape (previously at £5,000) will…

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Kayf Tara and Overbury star at TBA NH Awards

COVID-19 restrictions may have forced the TBA’s National Hunt Awards to be delayed and then held online but this did not stop Overbury Stud from making its presence felt during an evening celebrating the best…

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Kayf Tara filly fetches £130,000 at Goffs UK

Though Kayf Tara has now been officially retired from covering duties, we still have plenty of his young stock to look forward to on the racecourse in the years to come and his current crop…

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11-time Champion Kayf Tara retires from stud duties

After 20 seasons at stud, declining fertility has led to the retirement of Kayf Tara from stallion duties. The 26-year-old, who remains in fine fettle and good health, will live out his years at Overbury…

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Overbury graduate William Bligh strikes at Haydock

The Overbury-bred William Bligh looked nicely progressive when winning by more than three lengths at Haydock for Chelsea Thoroughbreds and Ralph Beckett on Friday. The two-year-old colt is by Darley’s first-season sire Territories and is…

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Cityscape’s star on rise with impressive stats

The hugely consistent Ka Ying Star extended his tally of wins to six with victory in Sunday’s G3 Lion Rock Trophy at Sha Tin The five-year-old is a member of the first-crop of Cityscape, whose…

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