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Overbury-bred Thyme Hill impresses on chase debut

Thyme Hill, whose outstanding record over hurdles includes two Grade 1 and three Grade 2 victories, switched to the larger obstacles at Exeter for the first time on Friday and ran out the decisive winner…

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Golden Horn takes a star turn in new home

Golden Horn, whose magnificent three-year-old season included victories in the Derby, Arc, Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes, has settled well into this new home at Overbury Stud and looked a picture as he paraded for…

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Trawlerman caps great week for Golden Horn in the Ebor

Godolphin’s progressive four-year-old Trawlerman provided Frankie Dettori with a hard-fought win in the historic Ebor Handicap to cap an exciting week for our new stallion Golden Horn, who was also represented by Listed-winning three-year-old Haskoy…

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Jack Hobbs off the mark with first Flat winner

The Brian Ellison-trained Little Emma Loulou gave her sire Jack Hobbs a first winner on the Flat on Monday when battling to victory over 1m3f at Catterick in the hands of Conor Beasley. Bred by…

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Schiaparelli honoured at TBA Awards

It has been an exciting week for Overbury Stud on location in Doncaster, where we picked up two TBA Awards and sold all five of our National Hunt yearlings at the Goffs UK August Sale.…

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Schiaparelli’s Baloo sisters at the double

It has been a big week for breeder Rod Metcalfe and his Kayf Tara broodmare Tarabaloo, whose two daughters by Schiaparelli have each posted their first victories within three days of each other. On Saturday,…

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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 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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Jack Hobbs makes impressive Fairyhouse debut

Four first-crop foals sell for an average of €34,500. Members of the first crop of Jack Hobbs made a pleasing debut in the sales ring in Ireland with four of the five weanlings catalogued for…

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