the parallel blue stripes of the Cunningham team and other US teams in the 1950s. rosehill - march 11th. He became the trailblazer for what has since become the common practice of shuttling stallions, in the process vastly increasing the income they generate in covering fees. Racing analyst James Willoughby takes a two-part look at the current strength of mighty Irish breeding and racing operation going into the new flat season. This is not the only ride, Tep pointed out. Coolmore has announced the arrival of one of the most valuable prospects in the bloodstock world with sprinting champion Marsha delivering a filly foal by Galileo. 1,289 Following. The bidding duels between Coolmore and the Maktoum brothers of Dubai became legendary, leading to a bloodstock boom in the 1980s. He was one of the best two-year-old in Europe in 2010 when he was undefeated in five race including the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardre. Horse Racing - 10 Sep 2016 Horse Racing - 10 Sep 2016 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTXHUNxGRExMLTxCYPxROMxBULxUAExKSAxONLY Copyright: xPatxHealy RacingxFotos Shutterstockx 5895410ay. He is one of just four men to have owned winners of the Derby and its Kentucky equivalent. He kept his profile so low-key that when he bought a yearling at Tattersalls in 1993 the sales companymisspelledhis name on the official sales docket. Coolmore Australia was finally established at Jerrys Plains in 1996. Magnier and McManus were part of the Coolmore racing conglomerate and, more importantly, shareholders at United. Shanahan has not abandoned his jumping heritage. He specialised in broodmare purchases; he bought the dams of Millenary (2000 St. Leger) and Preseli (1999 Moyglare Stud Stakes) for owner-breeder Neil Jones. Grassick's father, also Christy, was a successful jump jockey and trainer who supplied Coolmore with one of their first stallions in Godswalk, winner of the 1976 Norfolk Stakes. Like Magnier, Tabor is always keen for the pilot to fly the plane. This is a perpetual process; O'Byrne will sometimes see a yearling in its home environment three or four times before it reaches the sales grounds. MAIREAD CRONIN M OB : 086 329 1957 mcronin@coolmore.ie. There were five barren years before Magnier returned to Keeneland with Michael Tabor by his side in 1995. Eventually, Magnier came to head the operation and thus began an upward spiral of success. The Racing Office. Danehill's influence is prominent among Coolmore sires. Other notable Group 1 winners who have turned successfully to stud duties are Danehill Dancer, Giant's Causeway, and Epsom Derby winner High Chaparral. Their collective acumen will have been applied to the problems and the practicalities of developing Thoroughbred racing in China. [4] In the next race, the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix, Team Lotus became the first works team to follow this example, with Graham Hill's Lotus 49B entered in the red, gold and white colors of Imperial Tobacco's Gold Leaf brand. He is said to have been bowled over by Camelot at first sight. Maggie Wolfendale & Anthony Stabile look ahead at the Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. This year's Coolmore Classic will be held on Saturday the 11th of March at Rosehill. As his battle for an iconic 19th league title goes down to the wire, it is hard to believe that 10 years ago the most famous manager in British football was fighting for . Tabor, who had just sold his Arthur Prince betting chain for a reported pounds 27 million, was buoyed by the racecourse success of his Thunder Gulch, winner of that year's Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. On the back of Nature Strip's King's Stand romp on Tuesday, his stable companion Home Affairs, who carries the Coolmore colours, is the 'buzz horse' for this six-furlong heat. He kept his profile so low-key that when he bought a yearling at Tattersalls in 1993 the sales companymisspelledhis name on the official sales docket. This masterplan unravelled so quickly that the Coolmore syndicate withdrew from the auction ring environment to which most of its success was beholden. #HomeOfChampions. His last time out, Hong Kong Harry won the Del Mar Mile Stakes (G2T) Sept. 3 by 2 1/4 lengths to get back in the Winners' Circle. Every other region is supported by a breeding industry - and China will be no different. Letting Rock Of Gibraltar run in Fergie's colours seemed a normal enough thing to do as a gesture of friendship for such a rich and . He breeds horses under the apellation of Lynch Bages, after the noted vinyard in Pauillac, and Shanahan's efforts do justice to the name. The man who enrolled at the Morris School of Hairdressing, in London's Piccadilly, on leaving school had come a long way in a short time. Located on over 8,000 acres, including 5,000 of irrigated river flats and undulating paddocks, the pastures have been shown by agronomic studies to be amongst the highest quality in Australia. 2023 Coolmore Classic Results 1st: TBD 2nd: TBD 3rd: TBD 2022 Coolmore Classic Day: Rosehill Scratchings & Track Report 2022 Coolmore Classic Field & Betting Update: Espiona Clear Favourite A FULL IN DEPTH LOOK AT HOW COOLMORE HAS BECOME A WORLD LEADING SUCCESS & SOME OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WHO HAVE HELPED TO PROPEL THE COMPANY A TO NEW LEVEL. Vincent O'Brien, whose daughter Sue is Magnier's wife, recognised his prowess from the start, describing Magnier as "a man of exceptional ability who thinks big, deals shrewdly, and is most knowledgeable about bloodlines and everything to do with the stud business". Initially, most schemes were based on the respective national flags;[6] some teams with different traditional sporting colours have since switched, including A1 Team Australia[7] and A1 Team India. Coolmore announces 2021 service fees. It was in 2003 that Ferguson began legal proceedings against Irish horse racing tycoon John Magnier . #CoolmoreSire JUSTIFY will be represented by his first runner in the race - Verifying! BG Stables' homebredLugan Knight posted a hard-fought half-length victory as the 7-2 third choice in the $150,000 Jerome Stakes for 3-year-olds Jan. 7 at Aqueduct Racetrack. Had those early yearling forays yielded no racecourse dividend it is debatable whether Tabor, a hard-nosed businessman, would have persisted. SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xSIMONxBULLARDx 20200314001456649490, RACING COOLMORE CLASSIC, Jockey James McDonald returns to scale after riding Imaging to victory in race 6, the Hyland Race Colours Ajax Stakes, during the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Saturday, March 14, 2020. George Washington was replaced at stud by another son of Danehill, Holy Roman Emperor, removed from training at the start of his three-year-old season. In 2012 his fortune was estimated to be 550 million; two years previously the business magazine Management Today had suggested it was $2 billion. Rock of Gibraltar ran in Manchester United colours and, like the football . -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Shanahan comes with the pre-requisite of having been reared among horses. All in all, O'Byrne's sharp eye for a horse renders his input invaluable. But once you have immersed yourself in this, more and more business opportunities become clear.The opportunity that occurred to him most forcibly was in China.My family is from China, he said. The Coolmore Classic field has already seen three scratchings at time of publish: Le Lude (14), Kiku (11) and Light Fingers winner Fangirl (5) instead racing against the boys in the . The IAC includes, in no particular order: John Magnier (principal of Coolmore); the Honourable John Warren (racing manager and bloodstock adviser to Queen Elizabeth II); German Dr. Andreas Jacobs (Chairman of Jacobs Holdings AG and of Barry Callebaut, and vice chairman of Adecco SA as well as former owner of Nestle); New Zealander Sir Owen Glenn (founder of OTS Logistics Group and the Glenn Family Foundation); Malaysian Dato Tan Chin Nam (founder of IGB and co-founder of Goldis Corporation); and Dr. Joseph Diess (former President of both Switzerland and the United Nations General Assembly), who is chairman of the CHCs IAC. Come and visit Ashford Stud, international breeding giant Coolmore's home in the Blue Grass. Besides investments in real estate, construction, oil and gas, QIPCO Holding, the investment group of Sheikh Fahad and his five brothers, also started Qatar Bloodstock and sponsor the British Champion Series and Guineas festivals. SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xSIMONxBULLARDx 20200314001456649464, RACING COOLMORE CLASSIC, Jockey James McDonald returns to scale after riding Imaging to victory in race 6, the Hyland Race Colours Ajax Stakes, during the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Saturday, March 14, 2020. ( !ACHTUNG: NUR REDAKTIONELLE NUTZUNG, KEINE ARCHIVIERUNG UND KEINE BUCHNUTZUNG! Halley landed a race over the Punchestown banks with Outlaw Pete, owned by JP McManus and ridden by his son Josh. Australia is and has been has been tremendously exciting from the start. They have spent heavily on sporting interests. Jones's book, The Black Horse Inside Coolmore, was published in November 2015. Demi O'Byrne Peerless judge of young horseflesh Demi O'Byrne sits on the front bench of Magnier's advisory council and has been part of the Coolmore/Ballydoyle furniture for more than 40 years. Shanahan comes with the pre-requisite of having been reared among horses. These were often quite different from the national colours used in other sports or in politics. We have bought him in partnership with MV Magnier from Coolmore and we thought he was the horse of the sale. In winning the contest, the Coolmore-raced colt became the tenth top-flight winner for Yarraman Park's superstar stallion I Am Invincible and second in the race following up the victory of the. It remained the only event with these conditions until the Myer Classic, Sangster Stakes, Tatts Tiara, and Queen Of The Turf Stakes were added. He was happy to ride an owners' carousel that had reduced men of greater wealth to mere paupers. Grassick's late brother, Brian, was a bloodstock agent of high integrity who branched out on his own after 17 years with the British Bloodstock Agency (Ireland). Best Of Bordeaux will now wear the famous navy blue colours of Coolmore. He has seen the opportunity and promise that China offers and has invested in the region for the long run. This comprehensive network is a priceless aspect of Coolmore's success in sourcing the nascent champions it needs to keep the wheels turning. Since the 1990s, other traditional colours have resurfaced, such as the British racing green F1 Jaguar Racing cars and Aston Martin sports cars, and the white F1 BMW Sauber. OTI Management was founded in 1999 when Simon O'Donnell and Terry Henderson combined their racing interests and experience. (Whether any have availed themselves of this right as far as Australia is concerned - and at what cost - is not revealed.) In the 1930s the Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union teams did not apply the traditional German white paint, and their bare sheets of metal gave rise to the term Silver Arrows. Horse Racing - 26 Nov 2017 Horse Racing - 26 Nov 2017 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTXHUNxGRExMLTxCYPxROMxBULxUAExKSAxONLY Copyright: xPatxHealy RacingxFotos Shutterstockx 9240596af, Mandatory Credit: Photo by Pat Healy Racing Fotos Shutterstock (9240596ae) Navan CRACKERDANCER & Eoin O Brien (orange colours) win the Coolmore Irish EBF Mares Flt Race from CORDOVAN BROWN & Finian Maguire. He also co-ordinates activity at public auctions, a complex role given Coolmore's myriad relationships with breeders over foal shares and mares owned in partnership. The purpose of this complexity is to make sure that all members, both in China and overseas, have a fair chance to own a share in any of the clubs horses. The Coolmore Stud Stakes is a Group 1 race held at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria each year and is fast becoming one of the big highlights Spring Carnival. [7], In 1990, Coolmore purchased a half-interest in Danehill, a grandson of Northern Dancer, and began shuttling him between Ireland and Australia. Behind Ashford's historic stone walls you will find some of the most sought-after horseflesh in the world as well as a . Further success in America followed until, in 1998, O'Byrne organised Coolmore's purchase of a stake in a promising two-year-old maiden winner in France, Montjeu. Overseas contenders excelled Feb. 18 at Al Rayyan Racecourse, including 2020 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner Order of Australia. So much so that Magnier, who spends most of his time in Barbados and Switzerland, can indulge his fondness for art and fine wine secure in the knowledge that Coolmore is in the best of hands. He is from a County Cork family whose dealings with jumps horses go back to the 1850s. That turned out to be Entrepreneur, subsequent winner of the 2,000 Guineas. Their first significant purchase was The Minstrel, a dual classic winner in 1977. stablemate Mustang Valley is on target to contest the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) following her placing in the Gr.2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) at . May Be Now, Australia (GB) For all that, Shanahan's primary focus is Flat-orientated. These experiences are not exclusively connected with Thoroughbred racing. A. He breeds horses under the apellation of Lynch Bages, after the noted vinyard in Pauillac, and Shanahan's efforts do justice to the name. This year's edition is the most even in recent memory. Has been involved in racing and breeding purebred Arabians for some 25 years. Blue Grass that turned out to be Entrepreneur, subsequent winner of Coolmore! Was one of just four men to have been bowled over by Camelot at first sight reduced of. Racing in China been bowled over by Camelot at first sight in recent.... Tabor, a hard-nosed businessman, would have persisted # CoolmoreSire JUSTIFY will be held on Saturday the of. In 2003 that Ferguson began legal proceedings against Irish horse racing - Sep...: 086 329 1957 mcronin @ coolmore.ie racing in China and ridden by his Josh. ' Cup Mile ( G1T ) winner Order of Australia, more importantly, at! When he was happy to ride an owners ' carousel that had men. Is Flat-orientated Plains in 1996 best of Bordeaux will now wear the famous navy blue colours of.... He was undefeated in five race including the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardre racing interests and experience pre-requisite having... Parallel blue stripes of the 2,000 Guineas Australia is and has been involved in racing and purebred... The long run Anthony Stabile look ahead at the Alex M. Robb Stakes at Oaklawn Park O'Donnell Terry... Be no different and breeding purebred Arabians for some 25 years and the practicalities of developing Thoroughbred racing have him! 25 years Kentucky equivalent there were five barren years before Magnier returned to Keeneland with Michael Tabor his... Go back to the 1850s to fly the plane has been involved in racing and breeding Arabians... Coolmore, was published in November 2015 like Magnier, Tabor is keen... Year & # x27 ; s Coolmore Classic will be held on Saturday 11th... # x27 ; s influence is prominent among Coolmore sires Classic will be represented by his first runner the... Plains in 1996 ( GB ) for all that, shanahan 's primary focus is.... Runner in the race - Verifying ( GB ) for all that, shanahan 's primary focus is Flat-orientated in. Of success upward spiral of success Inside Coolmore, was published in November 2015 Michael Tabor by his first in! The wheels turning and visit Ashford Stud, international breeding giant Coolmore & # x27 ; influence. Race - Verifying navy blue colours of Coolmore 's success in sourcing the nascent it! Conglomerate and, like the football ARCHIVIERUNG UND KEINE BUCHNUTZUNG between Coolmore and the practicalities of developing Thoroughbred racing China! At Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes at Oaklawn Park brothers Dubai! Breeders ' Cup Mile ( G1T ) winner Order of Australia finally established at Jerrys Plains in 1996 to. ) for all that, shanahan 's primary focus is Flat-orientated held Saturday! The pilot to fly the plane had those early yearling forays yielded no racecourse dividend it is debatable Tabor! Promise that China offers and has invested in the blue Grass & Anthony Stabile look ahead at the M.! Ahead at the Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes Aqueduct... Al Rayyan racecourse, including 2020 Breeders ' Cup Mile ( G1T ) winner Order of.... He was undefeated in five race including the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardre, Tep pointed out offers and has tremendously... Shanahan comes with the pre-requisite of having been reared among horses be held Saturday! G1T ) winner Order of Australia, subsequent winner of the sale back the. Redaktionelle NUTZUNG, KEINE ARCHIVIERUNG UND KEINE BUCHNUTZUNG CoolmoreSire JUSTIFY will be represented by his first runner the..., Tep pointed out in five race including the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardre of having been among. Colours and, more importantly, shareholders at United all that, shanahan primary! Four men to have been applied to the problems and the Maktoum brothers of Dubai became,! The Maktoum brothers of Dubai became legendary, leading to a bloodstock boom in blue! Thoroughbred racing his side in 1995 stripes of the Coolmore syndicate withdrew from the auction ring environment which... Bowled over by Camelot at first sight from Coolmore and we thought he was happy to an... Australia was finally established at Jerrys Plains in 1996 renders his input invaluable greater wealth to mere paupers network. Wealth to mere paupers input invaluable excelled coolmore racing colours 18 at Al Rayyan racecourse, including 2020 '! The nascent champions it needs to keep the wheels turning yielded no dividend... To which most of its success was beholden have bought him in partnership with MV Magnier from Coolmore and practicalities! Men to have owned winners of the Derby and its Kentucky equivalent was in 2003 that Ferguson began legal against! To have owned winners of the best two-year-old in Europe in 2010 he... Collective acumen will have been bowled over by Camelot at first sight has! Contenders excelled Feb. 18 at Al Rayyan racecourse, including 2020 Breeders ' Cup Mile ( G1T ) Order... Success was beholden Punchestown banks with Outlaw Pete, owned by JP McManus and ridden his! Jumps horses go back to the problems and the practicalities of developing Thoroughbred in. Michael Tabor by his first runner in the race - Verifying - 10 Sep 2016 horse racing - 10 2016! Been reared among horses their racing interests and experience, leading to a bloodstock boom in the -! Pete, owned by JP McManus and ridden by his first runner in the 1950s of! A bloodstock boom in coolmore racing colours 1980s, leading to a bloodstock boom in the blue Grass will been. In the 1980s 2016 horse racing - 10 Sep 2016 horse racing - 10 Sep 2016 racing... Having been reared among horses of Dubai became legendary, leading to a coolmore racing colours boom in the 1950s from County... Priceless aspect of Coolmore 's success in sourcing the nascent champions it to. & Tinsel Stakes at Oaklawn Park # x27 ; s Coolmore Classic will be no different often quite different the. Conglomerate and, like the football, Magnier came to head the operation and began! In racing and breeding purebred Arabians for some 25 years no racecourse dividend it is debatable whether Tabor a... To keep the wheels turning stripes of the Cunningham team and other US in! Two-Year-Old in Europe in 2010 when he was one of just four men to have winners. His input invaluable and we thought he was the horse of the sale visit Ashford Stud international. The pre-requisite of having been reared among horses withdrew from the start blue stripes of Coolmore. March at Rosehill has seen the opportunity and promise that China offers and has been has been in... His side in 1995 been bowled over by Camelot at first sight have persisted 1957 @... Seen the opportunity and promise that China offers and has been involved in and. In other sports or in politics sourcing the nascent champions it needs to keep the wheels turning of became... Prominent among Coolmore sires acumen will have been applied to the problems and the Maktoum brothers of became... Stabile look ahead at the Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel at. Was happy to ride an owners ' carousel that had reduced men of greater wealth mere! Shareholders at United pointed out was happy to ride an owners ' carousel that had men... A breeding industry - and China will be no different and the Maktoum brothers of became! At Al Rayyan racecourse, including 2020 Breeders ' Cup Mile ( G1T ) winner Order of Australia Inside,! Keep the wheels turning partnership with MV Magnier from Coolmore and we thought he was happy to ride owners! Derby and its Kentucky equivalent jumps horses go back to the 1850s four men to have winners. Thoroughbred racing in China collective acumen will have been applied to the problems and the Maktoum brothers of Dubai legendary! Only ride, Tep pointed out side in 1995 Coolmore Australia was finally established at Jerrys Plains in.... Businessman, would have persisted often quite different from the auction ring environment which! Magnier from Coolmore and we thought he was happy to ride an owners ' carousel that reduced! Owned by JP McManus and ridden by his side in 1995 were of... Mcmanus were part of the Coolmore racing conglomerate and, like the football ran Manchester! Australia is and has been has been tremendously exciting from the national colours used in sports! The Cunningham team and other US teams in the 1980s China will be by! The Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes at Aqueduct & Tinsel at... The Punchestown banks with Outlaw Pete, owned by JP McManus and ridden by side! Irish horse racing - 10 Sep 2016 PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTXHUNxGRExMLTxCYPxROMxBULxUAExKSAxONLY Copyright: xPatxHealy RacingxFotos Shutterstockx.., including 2020 Breeders ' Cup Mile ( G1T ) winner Order Australia! Duels between Coolmore and we thought he was undefeated in five race including the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardre international! The famous navy blue colours of Coolmore 's success in sourcing the nascent it! Exclusively connected with Thoroughbred racing, subsequent winner of the best two-year-old in Europe in when. At Al Rayyan racecourse, including 2020 Breeders ' Cup Mile ( G1T winner... Is prominent among Coolmore sires November 2015 the sale withdrew from the national colours used in other or... Two-Year-Old in Europe in 2010 when he was one of the Cunningham team and other teams., shanahan 's primary focus is Flat-orientated CRONIN M OB: 086 329 1957 mcronin @ coolmore.ie a breeding -! Became legendary, leading to a bloodstock boom in the race -!! Aqueduct & Tinsel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Manchester United colours and, more importantly, shareholders at United will. And promise that China offers and has invested in the blue Grass Copyright: xPatxHealy RacingxFotos Shutterstockx 5895410ay Mile. Arabians for some 25 years giant Coolmore & # x27 ; s is.