T he cold snap of weather traditionally arrived just in time for the annual renewal of the Tattersalls December Sales. This year seemed a quicker turnaround than ever from yearlings to the mares and foals heading to the December sales, due to the coronavirus restrictions. Tattersalls did a brilliant job to ensure the that [...]
W ith Winter well and truly setting in, we look back at a great few weeks at the Tattersalls October yearling sales. The anxiousness leading up to the sales was a mutual feeling held by consignors due to obvious Covid-19 restriction concerns, but it was a welcome sight when the leading buyers and familiar [...]
L ife at Watership Down Stud has been as busy as ever throughout September, our dedicated team have meticulously prepared the yearlings that will be shipped to Park Paddocks on Friday, for the highlight of the European yearling sale calendar. For the last seven consecutive years, the most expensive horse in the world has [...]
T his month we were delighted to see continued success on the racecourse with Watership Down Stud progeny, following on from the prolific performance by Stradivarius at the end of July. NATURE’S ORDER (Dansili/ Nature Spirits) kicked off the month with a convincing win in a field of twelve runners at Deauville on 1st August. [...]
A glorious end to July with STRADIVARIUS stealing the limelight once again, as he makes history by adding a fourth Goodwood cup to his collection, for delighted owner Bjorn Nielsen. Stradivarius showed the grit and determination of a true champion in a memorable race where he was short of space and carried an extra [...]
A fter seventy-six days without horseracing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, June saw racing enthusiasts unite over the much anticipated and welcome return of horses to racecourses across the country. Whilst our sport has resumed in an unusual format with strict social distancing measures in place and owners and punters forced to tune in [...]
M ay marks the end of the foaling season for Watership Down and Kiltinan Castle. Thankfully, it’s been a successful season with lots of healthy foals on the ground. We are very grateful for the staff who have worked with true professionalism during the Covid-19 pandemic. They have made sure that the guidelines are [...]
I t's fantastic to have enjoyed some glorious weather this month, after what felt like a never-ending wet Winter. Spring has certainly sprung, and the foals on the ground are developing beautifully with the sun on their backs. The majority of mares have now foaled with the highlight being the much-anticipated birth of DAR [...]
T he stud season is in full flow and we’ve seen the arrival of some very exciting foals over the last couple of months with more yet to come. Arguably one of the most exciting broodmares in Europe THE FUGUE, foaled a cracking colt in late January by Shamardal. A mare who needs little [...]
T oo Darn Hot has picked up a career ending injury thought to have been sustained in his most recent victory in the Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. He has undergone surgery at Newmarket Equine Hospital. Simon Marsh, Andrew and Madeleine Lloyd Webber’s Racing and Bloodstock Manager, said “Too Darn Hot has [...]
