Stud Records & Stallion Nicks Update By Andrew O'Brien >>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/coolmore-sires.php

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The Great War cruises to the win in the 96ROCK Stakes.

Prohibitive favorite The Great War appears to have bigger battles ahead after winning for fun in his 3-year-old debut Jan. 31 in the $75,000 96ROCK Stakes under the lights at Turfway Park (VIDEO).

Lapped on pacesetter Serious Talk into the turn of the 6 1/2-furlong Polytrack test, The Great War took command at the quarter pole and steadily pulled away under jockey Albin Jimenez. He won at 1-10 odds in a field of 11 sophomores while geared down by 7 1/4 lengths in a time of 1:18.69.

Formerly in the yard of Irish training great Aidan O'Brien, the promising bay colt was making his initial start for trainer Wesley Ward, who conditions the son of War Front   for Joseph Allen, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith. 

A minor stakes winner at the Curragh last fall, The Great War got his first taste of American racing in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) in his prior start, finishing fourth, 8 1/4 lengths behind runaway winner Texas Red, Carpe Diem, and Upstart. He concentrated on racing in turf sprints in England and Ireland as a 2-year-old, winning three of seven starts before testing dirt in the BC Juvenile.

Bred in Kentucky by Claiborne Farm from the winning Pulpit mare Guide, The Great War was purchased for $1 million from Claiborne's consignment at the 2013 Keeneland September yearling sale by Michael V. Magnier. He is the seventh starter produced by his dam and her first black-type winner.

Serious Talk, ridden by Rodney Prescott, made the early pace with The Great War just off his outside, as they made their way down the backstretch in :23.04 for the opening quarter mile. The Great War always looked like a winner, however, taking the lead as they reached the half-mile point in :46.38 and pulling away as he pleased through the lane before being ridden out in the final sixteenth.

Two Step Temper was a clear second by seven lengths with John McKee aboard, and Serious Talk held third over Ekati Told Me.

The Great War upped his earnings to $248,873 with his fourth win nine starts, paying $2.20, $2.10, and $2.10 as the 122-pound highweight. Two Step Temper returned $5 and $3.60, and Serious Talk was $2.60 to show.

The 96ROCK is the first of two local steppingstones to the $550,000 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes March 21. The other is the $125,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Feb. 28.

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The Great War Storms Home at Turfway:

Sent off as a 1-10 shot for his debut for Wesley Ward at Turfway Park last night, The Great War (War Front x Guide) couldn't have been any more impressive, scoring by six lengths. A winner of three out of his career eight starts to date, including the Listed Blenheim Stakes at the Curragh last season, the $1m Keenland yearling sale graduate was given his big chance to shine at the end of the season by former trainer Aidan O'Brien in the Juvenile Turf at the Breeders Cup, where he finished a very good fourth behind top class rivals Texas Red, Carpe Diem & Upstart. Away from the stalls without any fuss whatsoever, The Great War was always prominent in the field, sitting out wide for most of the way under Albin Jimenez, and when asked for his effort two and a half furlongs out, he soon stretched three and then six lengths clear, clocking a respectable time of 1:18.69 and putting his face firmly in the Triple Crown picture. 

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The Great War in winning action at Turfway:

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Aidan O'Brien: yet to win an American Triple Crown race

 PICTURE: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

O'Brien sets five on 
US Triple Crown trail

USA: Racing Post Trophy runner-up Aloft features among five nominations from Ireland's champion trainer Aidan O'Brien for this year's US Triple Crown.

O'Brien has a predictably strong squad for the British and Irish Classics this term, but success Stateside would be a notable achievement on his impressive CV and he has five of the 429 early entries for the Triple Crown, which has not been won since 1978 when Affirmed triumphed.

Aloft, second to Elm Park in the Doncaster Group 1 in October, is joined by Battle Of Marathon, War Envoy, Smuggler's Cove and Royal Navy Ship. Breeders' Cup Juvenile fourth The Great War has joined Wesley Ward from O'Brien and made a winning start to his US career on Saturday.

Nominations for the Triple Crown are up 15 from last year and are the most since 2008 when 460 horses were engaged. They also include four possibles from the yard of Dermot Weld, who saddled Go And Go to bag the third leg in the 1990 Belmont Stakes.

He is represented by Don Camillo, Sight Hound, Time To Inspire and Tombelaine, while John Oxx has an unnamed colt out of Kamarinskaya entered.

Godolphin's challengers include Tempus Temporis (trained by John Gosden) and Maftool (Saeed Bin Suroor).

Todd Pletcher has 34 of the entries - the most of any trainer - while Bob Baffert has 15, including Kentucky Derby ante-post favourite American Pharoah.

The Triple Crown starts with the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, followed by the Preakness at Pimlico Downs on May 16 and the Belmont on June 6.

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More 2YO added to (COOLMORE OWNED NON BALLYDOYLE 2 YEAR OLDS PAGE) Trainer TBC

 >>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/2015-2yo-with-other-trainers.php …

A to Z of Aidan O'Brien Trained Horses Update by Andrew O'Brien 30th January

>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/a-to-z-aidan-obrien-trained-horses.php …

TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE BALLYDOYLE 2YO 2015 

>>>http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/2yo.php

Ballydoyle 2YO Page Update - Added Sales Records/History for every 2yo>>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/ballydoyle-2yos-2015.php

Fountain Of Youth Race Replay 

The Great War to Return in 96ROCK Stakes

By Tom LaMarra,

A promising colt who finished fourth in last year's Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) is set to make his 2015 debut in the $75,000 96ROCK Stakes for 3-year-olds Jan. 31 at Turfway Park.

The 96ROCK, at 6 1/2 furlongs, is the first of two local steppingstones to the $550,000 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes March 21. The other is the $125,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Feb. 28.

The Great War heads a field of 12 Saturday evening. The War Front  colt finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind Texas Red,Carpe Diem, and Upstart, who won his 2015 debut Jan. 24 in the grade II Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The Great War finished 8 1/4 lengths behind Texas Red in his first start on dirt and initial outing around two turns.

Trained by Wesley Ward for owners Joseph Allen, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith, The Great War in seven starts prior to the Breeders' Cup competed in turf sprints in Ireland and England and picked up a stakes victory. He moved from the barn of Aidan O'Brien to Ward after the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and has been working very well on the Polytrack at Turfway.

A Kentucky-bred out of the Pulpit mare Glide, The Great War last worked Jan. 24, breezing five furlongs in an easy 1:03 4/5. That followed a bullet work of :59 3/5 for five furlongs Jan. 17.

Albin Jiminez, leading rider at the winter/spring meet, has the call aboard The Great War from post 6 as the 122-pound highweight in the 96ROCK

This beautiful Camelot filly is out of Cherry Hinton, dam of 2014 G1 Irish Oaks winner Bracelet and G2 winner Wading Some Pedigree There.

Has to be one of Aidan's greatest moment Jo'Burg winning on the Dirt what a 2yo he was

                 Johannesburg Probably The Greatest Juvenile Ever (Video) 

2 New Coolmore Owned 2 Year Olds Added to Non Ballydoyle 2yo Page >>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/2015-2yo-with-other-train…

 

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WAR SET FOR WES DEBUT & UAE NEWS

The Great War has been entered to run on January 31 at Turfway Park in Kentucky for a 6 1/2 Furlong race called the 96Rock Stakes. The race will be run over a synthetic surface. Ridden by A. Jiminez who has ridden for Wesley Ward before. It Will be his first race since finishing 4th in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Dirt after which he was transferred to Wesley Ward. Information From Chris Palmer.

In Other News C Soumillon will ride Fountain Of Youth for M De Kock in race 2 15:20 pm at Meydan on Thursday. FLYING THE FLAG Has been scratched from Race 4.

Royal Navy Ship, Battle Of Marathon, War Envoy, & Smugglers Cove Are entered in 

the UAE Derby and Kingfisher in the Gold Cup and Sheema Classic on world cup 

night. Information From Joe Porter. 

DWC NIGHT ENTRIES PDF >>> http://www.dubairacingclub.com/…/de…/files/2015_dwc_noms.pdf

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Over 7000 UV's in January 2015 and its the off season wow

AOBFS Top 10 Countries Ranked By Traffic (Since 2012)

Funny Stats (Not all true) ha ha AOBFS in the top 2 million websites yeehaaa

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Johann Strauss Working at Meydan Picture from @LauraKingDXB thanks Laura

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Epsom Derby Winners Parade Coolmore Stud.
Galileo Pour Moi Camelot Ruler of the World & Australia

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New Photo's Added to The Peoples Gallery - 

http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/the-peoples-gallery.php 

Kingsbarns at Castlehyde & Australia at Coolmore Thanks to Sue Maguire

            

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New Page 

The People's Gallery 

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Started the ball rolling with the 3 Pics @davidbetts3213 sent

                                     

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Coolmore Sires Page Updated 

>>  http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/coolmore-sires.php

Added Stud Records & Stallion Nicks 

By Andrew O'Brien

                                                 

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Yearbook Sold Out in a matter of hours Apologies to those who missed out in the 1st batch & Thanks to those who purchased.

We Are Currently arranging a reprint. The Printers have everything they need so hopefully wont take long to put the next batch on Ebay (which is already set up) .

                                                 

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Bargain buy Bishan makes very pleasing start

Fri 23rd Jan 2015, 19:55

Bishan Bedi is clear under Donnacha O'Brien
(Healy Racing Photos)

A selling winner in his time cross-channel, when he predominantly raced for William Jarvis, Bishan Bedi made a pleasing start for the O'Brien family when taking the Dundalk Stadium-Light Up Your Night Handicap, at his ease under Donnacha.

Bought at Doncaster last September for 5,500 pounds, here the top-weight came through from the rear to lead a furlong out, before going on to score by five and a half lengths from Moss Nation.

Well-backed favourite Fairy Foxglove (from around 5/1 earlier in the day into 7/4) had every chance before having to settle for third.

Aidan trains the victorious Intikhab gelding for his wife Annmarie who commented: "We're very pleased with that.

"He was bought to have something for the lads to ride here in Dundalk.

"He was entitled to win on his English form."

Thankfully Danny Mullins and Stroll On were okay after the filly stumbled and unseated rider leaving the stalls. (MG & EM)

                                                                      

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Honoured to have Sarah following our Twitter Feed

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Mrs.A.M.O'Brien Named National Hunt Horses

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Aidan O'Briens Most Winning Horses

YEATS 15 Wins (Flat) 

ISTABRAQ 23 Wins (National Hunt)

Here They Are Eye To Eye

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Adelaide Gave Aidan His 250th Career Group/Grade One Win (Includes N/H & Flat)

     

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Aidan O'Brien Career Stats Update 

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A to Z Aidan O'Brien Trained Horses by Andrew O'Brien 

UPDATE (added career records) 

>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/a-to-z-aidan-obrien-train…

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Yearbook Announcement 3

Apologies for Delay in Updates this is due to the Royal Mail (They have not arrived in Ireland yet) they were posted Friday Night in UK they should defiantly arrive tomorrow and the ebay shop will be set up (will only take an hour) then i can start sending them out to those interested in purchasing one. We have had a good reaction and we continue to receive Interest Forms so no doubts another batch will need printing Thank You Kindly for your patients)

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NEW PAGE 
COOLMORE OWNED NON BALLYDOYLE 2 YEAR OLDS 

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Declaration Of War 

Liber Nauticus: the Musidora winner will visit Exceed And Excel this season

 PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Ballymacoll Stud star mare to visit Australia

MATING plans have been finalised for the blue-chip broodmare band at Ballymacoll Stud in County Meath, with the operation's jewel Highland Gift set for a liaison with Coolmore's new recruit Australia.

Highland Gift, a 22-year-old daughter of Generous, is the dam of nine winners including 2,000 Guineas and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes hero Golan and Dante Stakes scorer and Derby runner-up Tartan Bearer.

She has also produced the winner Long View, who was sold for 1,100,000gns at Tattersalls in December, to Australia's sire Galileo and promising three-year-old filly Yarrow to Galileo's half-brother Sea The Stars.

"She is amazing for her age but I was keen to use a young stallion and Australia is a beautiful-looking horse - plus we can't afford Galileo any more," said stud manager Peter Reynolds of the mare, who is in foal to Arcano.

Ballymacoll is also home to Highland Gift's Group-placed daughters Gift Range and Leocorno. Gift Range is in foal to Dubawi and will visit Kodiac, while Leocorno is barren and booked to Lope De Vega.

The stud's outstanding racecourse performer Islington, a 16-year-old daughter of Sadler's Wells who won the Nassau Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and two renewals of the Yorkshire Oaks, produced a Shamardal filly this month - remarkably, her ninth female offspring from as many foals. She will now visit exciting young sire Sea The Stars.

"She's been getting some winners recently [Bohemian Dance and Upper Street] and she has a very nice three-year filly with Sir Michael Stoute called Angel Vision, who is by Oasis Dream and is looking good," said Reynolds.

"I'm not sure we've found the right combination for Islington yet but Sea The Stars has made a fantastic start and has worked well with Sadler's Wells mares, so I thought why not."

Olympienne, a sister to Islington, is barren and set for a liaison with Dark Angel. Another sister, La Divina, is in foal to Iffraaj and booked to Shamardal.

Justlookdontouch, that trio's Galileo three-parts sister, will feature in the first book of brilliant miler Kingman after delivering her foal by Leroidesanimaux.

Desert Bloom, the dam of the Ballymacoll-bred Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente, is set to be covered by Cacique after producing her foal by Redoute's Choice.

"She hasn't produced many winners but she has got one hell of a horse in Fiorente," said Reynolds of the 15-year-old daughter of Pilsudski. "She has a few problems and her foals have to be weaned straight away.

"But she has a lovely Fastnet Rock two-year-old colt with Sir Michael Stoute and she's in foal to Redoute's Choice.

"The Australian resale market is massive for us and so we keep that in mind with the matings. Australians love European stayers and, although the Cacique mating might not produce a stayer, the Danehill sire-line is very well respected down there."

Also with the Australian market in mind, Spring Symphony, the dam of Flemington Group 1 winner Glass Harmonium and last year's Duke of Edinburgh Handicap scorer Arab Spring, is visiting Maxios at Gestut Fahrhof this year. Maxios is by Monsun, as are Fiorente and Arab Spring.

Musidora Stakes winner Liber Nauticus will be covered by Exceed And Excel after delivering her first foal by Dark Angel and the stud will use high-achieving French first-season sire Siyouni for the first time, on the Grade 3-placed Danehill Dancer mare Kitty Hawk.

This year marks the 55th anniversary of Ballymacoll Stud operating under ownership of the Weinstock and Sobell families. In that time the farm has bred and raced outstanding performers such as Conduit, North Light, Pilsudski, Sun Princess and Troy.

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Noble Mission pictured on his way to victory in the Tattersalls Gold Cup last year
(Healy Racing Photos)

Seven Group One races have been identified as being at risk of losing their Group One status next year.

The mile-and-a-quarter Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh in late May has been the starting point in a campaign for many a superstar but is one of the races named at risk by the European Pattern Committee.

It has been won by such stars of the turf as Daylami in 1998, Montjeu (2000), Fantastic Light (2001) and Hurricane Run (2006) and in more recent times by So You Think in 2011 and 2012 and Al Kazeem, who upset Camelot in 2013.

However, the race tends to attract just a handful of runners and Noble Mission beat just four rivals when successful last season.

One of the other races that could be downgraded in 2016 is the Prix Royal-Oak. Run over just short of two miles at Longchamp in late October, the stamina test has been a favourite target for British stayers and has been won for the last two years by the Marco Botti-trained Tac De Boistron.

Its biggest winner in recent seasons was the Aidan O'Brien-trained Yeats in 2008, hero of the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot four years in a row from 2006 to 2009.

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Tattersalls millions Update (Ballydoyle)

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A new Listed race will be run at Cork in April
(Healy Racing Photos)

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today announced a number of enhancements to the Irish Flat Pattern and Listed race programme, in addition to the Sprint Programme upgrades previously announced for the 2015 season.

The principal changes concern the further improvement of the programme for fillies and mares with the Lanwades Stud Stakes (registered as the Ridgewood Pearl) at the Curragh on Irish Guineas weekend being upgraded from Group 3 to Group 2, along with the creation of two new 12f Listed races at Cork in early April and Naas in mid-October.

Additionally, the Curragh Stakes staged at the Curragh in late August will be upgraded to Group 3. This race is ideally positioned in the both the domestic and international calendar and provides a first Group 3 race for Irish 2yo sprinters over the minimum trip.

Confirming the Pattern race enhancements, HRI's Director of Racing, Jason Morris commented:

"HRI is delighted to have secured European agreement for all our proposed Irish upgrades in 2015. The promotion of the Ridgewood Pearl to Group 2 status and the creation of two new fillies Listed races over 12 furlongs will provide further encouragement to owners and trainers to put high quality mares in training in Ireland and to carry on racing them here beyond their three-year-old careers."

"The promotion of the Curragh Stakes to Group 3 status, along with the previously announced upgrades to three older horse sprints (Greenlands, Sapphire and Flying Five) from Group 3 to Group 2 and the creation of the Lacken Stakes (Group 3, 3yo only) at Naas in early June, reinforces HRI's commitment to improve the Irish sprinting programme, which will also see additional maiden race opportunities for both two and three-year-olds over the shorter distances in 2015."

UPGRADED FROM LISTED TO GROUP 3

* 22nd August 2015. Curragh, The Curragh Stakes, 5f 2yo

UPGRADED FROM GROUP 3 TO GROUP 2

* 23rd May 2015. Curragh, The Ridgewood Pearl Stakes, 8f 4yo Fillies

TWO NEW LISTED RACES

* 4th April 2015. Cork, 12f 4yo Fillies

* 18th October 2015. Naas, 12f 3yo Fillies

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                      The One Horse A.P.McCoy Said He Would Have Loved to Have Partnered GALILEO

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               How Many UK Classics This Season Lads

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Important Yearbook announcement 2 

>>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/yearbook-2014.php

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TEAM ORDERS Aidan With Seamie, Ryan, Ana, Colm, & Joseph On Irish Oaks Day 2014

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Song Of Love shows Great Improvement since he was gelded.

Finished a close 2nd at Dundalk Tonight vast improvements from his 2yo runs

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The Master Plan

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Rich Ricci Ruby Walsh & Willie Mullins with Vroom Vroom Mag winner of Gr 2 

Leading Light Coolmore NH Sire Nov Chse

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Ouija Board: daughter of Cape Cross set for another trip to Coolmore

 PICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

Galileo return for Ouija Board after losing foal

OUIJA BOARD will return to Galileo this season after slipping a  colt foal by the sire last year.

The daughter of Cape Cross, who carried the colours of her owner-breeder Lord Derby to victory at the highest level across the globe, will travel to County Tipperary to visit the champion sire early in the season.

"She's absolutely fit as a fiddle, it's just one of those things," said Peter Stanley, brother to Lord Derby and owner of New England Stud.

Ouija Board hit the headlines again in 2014 as the dam of dual Derby winner Australia, also by Galileo.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt, who was bought by Coolmore for 525,000gns at Tattersalls, later added the Juddmonte International to his top-flight tally before retiring to Coolmore, where he will begin stud duties alongside his sire next month.

Australia is the fourth winner from as many runners out of Ouija Board. Her first foal Voodoo Prince thrived after relocating to the base of Australian trainer Chris Waller, winning the Group 3 Easter Cup at Caulfield, while his half-siblings Aegaeus and Filia Regina both collected minor accolades in Britain.

Ouija Board's most recent foal, a Dubawi juvenile colt, was bought privately by Sheikh Mohammed last summer. He is not yet registered in training.

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The 1st European foal by DECLARATION OF WAR has been born in Newmarket 

this morn. What a beauty

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Get Well Soon Starspangledbanner From Us At AOBFS

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The Wow Signal: Group 1 winner is  by Starspangledbanner

 PICTURE: ScoopDyga

No return to Coolmore for Starspangledbanner:

Coolmore stallion Starspangledbanner will not be returning to stand at Cork's Castlehyde Stud in 2015 after a bout of colic was discovered at Christmas time. 

The subfertile son of Choisir is now thankfully fully recovered, but will now be prepared to stand another season at Rosemont Stud in Australia, which is owned by Anthony Mithen, due to big risks about his health on the plane. 

A decision about whether Starspangledbanner will return to Coolmore's breeding roster in 2016 is under review and will be announced at a later date. 

Starspangledbanner was retired to stand at Coolmore in County Tipperary in 2011 and 2012 after a stellar career on the track, but after his subfertility problems were discovered, he made a return to the track, which didn't turn out to be as successful first time round and was shuttled to Rosemount Stud, where he now covers small but carefully managed books. 

After a brilliant start with his first two-year-old runners in Europe, it was decided he was to arranged for him to be shuttled back to Castlehyde for 2015. 

In 20 runners, Starspangledbanner had 11 winners - a phenomenal 55% winners-to-runners strike-rate - including the very highly regarded Royal Ascot winners The Wow Signal & Anthem Alexander, with the former following up his Coventry Stakes win with the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville. 

Starspangledbanner only had a small number of yearlings up for sale in 2014, but they were in high demand, especially with bloodstock experts Peter and Ross Doyle, who snapped up the most expensive of the lot, a colt from the family of 2000 Guineas winner Footstepsinthesand, for 260,000gns, at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. 

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Yearbook Announcement 

Took us a while but we have got there, For Those Interested My Brother Collects the yearbook prints today and hopefully they will be on an ebay shop early next week. The Yearbook will be strictly non profit they will Be sold at cost price + Postage Will Keep You Posted I will also look into selling them on the site (For non ebay members but have to go through what is required to do this as i say will keep you posted) Thanks to all who filled in the interest form gave us an idea how many may be needed.

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El Salvador (right): a regally bred son of Galileo and Balisada

 PICTURE: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos

El Salvador to stand at Killack Stud in Wexford

LAST year's Irish Cesarewitch winner El Salvador has been acquired by trainer Shay Slevin, who will stand the horse at his Killack Stud in Kiltrea, County Wexford, from this year.

Regally bred as a son of Galileo and Coronation Stakes heroine Balisada, El Salvador was trained by Aidan O'Brien to win three middle-distance races in the spring of his four-year-old season.

Later that year he finished a creditable sixth behind Estimate in the Gold Cup.

El Salvador was kept busy at five last year, making 12 starts and winning four of them as well as finishing second to Pique Sous in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot.

He signed off his career with a one-length victory in the Irish Cesarewitch, giving his young pilot Donnacha O'Brien the biggest success of his career.

"I saw a need for a son of Galileo in Wexford and El Salvador should do well - there's been a good bit of interest in him already," said Slevin, who will support the stallion with 15 of his own mares. "He won seven races, is out of a high-class mare and stands 16.2hh."

El Salvador's fee is on application.

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She's a big player in the 1000 Guineas

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Leading Light Novice Chase tomorrow at Thurles nice touch

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          Coolmore Purchased a Horse for the first time that is to be trained in New Zealand 

                               

To Be trained by Jason Bridgman she is the first horse to be purchased by Coolmore to be trained in New Zealand (Special Thanks to Darin Melville)

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NEW WEBSITE PAGE - Major Races & Major Race Entries 2015 

>> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/major-races-major-race-en…

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Sales Section Complete Page Update Every Major Sale now listed in this Full In-

depth Schedule >> http://www.aidanobrienfansite.com/sales-schedule-2015.php>

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Up sells for $2.2m to ignite Keeneland

THE formula of selling a Galileo mare in foal to War Front to sell in Kentucky struck gold again on Tuesday when Group 2 winner Up sold for $2.2 million on the second day of the Keeneland January Sale.

The six-year-old, a half-sister to Middle Park Stakes winner and Group 1 sire Dutch Art, was consigned by Four Star Sales as agent and bought for the seven-figure price by Frank Taylor on behalf of Robert Naify's Ran Jan Racing.

UP winner of the Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes and Blandford Stakes for Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore partners, becomes the most expensive horse sold at the Keeneland January Sale since Irish Cherry sold for $2.7m at the 2008 renewal.Ran Jan Racing is best known as the owner and breeder of last year's Grade 2 John C Mabee Stakes winner Moulin De Mougin and 2013 Grade 2 Royal Heroine Mile winner Schiaparelli.

Other Galileo mares sold in foal to War Front in the US in recent years include Betterbetterbetter, who sold to Whisper Hill Farm for $5.2m at Fasig-Tipton in November 2013, and Aloof, who sold to the same purchaser for $3.9m at Keeneland last November.

Up was followed into the ring by her War Front yearling filly, who was sold to LNJ Foxwoods for $800,000.

Up and her War Front yearling filly have commanded the two highest prices of the sale up to halfway through Tuesday's second session.

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Aidan's Classic Dark Horses

2000 Guineas

Father Frost An Unraced Son Of Rip Van Winkle said to have more potential than the G1 winning Dick Whittington another son of Rip. His Dam Yaria was a solid miler. She is yet to produce anything of note This fella is said to be held in high regard. Hopefully they will get him out early tough to see him getting ahead of Highland Reel & Gleneagles on the Ballydoyle Pecking Order but could be worth watching, Pedigree screams a mile. 

1000 Guineas

Kissed By Angels  Unraced Daughter of Lillie Langtry & Galileo. Lillie Won at the highest level twice winning  the Coronation Stakes & Matron Stakes at a mile in 2010. Could end up appreciating further than a mile on pedigree 10 furlongs looks her trip and may stretch to the Oaks trip Concern is she was not out as a Juvenile but could get an early start this season and come into the 1000 Guineas Picture would not write her off for the oaks either.

Derby

Sir Issac Newton Late Starter as Juvenile beat by Zawraq who is held in high regard by D K Weld in fact after the race Dermot said these 2 colts Sir Isaac & Zawraq could be better than the Juveniles that have been winning Group Races. Said to be going well at home has never been bigger than 25/1 for the Derby. He Cost a kings ransom a whopping £3.6 Million. He is a Full Brother of Secret Gesture who was 3rd behind The Fugue in the 2013 Yorkshire Oaks. Even though defeated on debut i really liked what i saw i think he is a very very smart 3yo in the making bags of improvement in him.

Oaks 

Truth Unraced Daughter of the Mighty Galileo. Her Dam is also Dam of 2013 Irish Oaks Winner Chiquita she came with a 1 million euro price tag in August 2013 She is also the full Sister of Sinnarmary who was an unbeaten Juvenile trained in France by M Delzangles 12 furlongs look Ideal for her. It was a toss up between Truth & Diamond Bangle on who was going to be my Oaks Dark Horse it was close between the 2. Hopefully She will follow the Ruler of the World Route to classic glory unraced 2yo MAIDEN/TRIAL/CLASSIC/GLORY.

St Leger 

Imperial Palace an Unraced Son of Montjeu out of First Breeze herself a daughter of Woodman. A £650,000 Purchase By John Warren On Behalf of MV Magnier & The China Horse Club and will race in the the Teo Ah Khing Colours. His Pedigree screams stamina could be a queens vase horse possibly a future Ascot Gold Cup Horse Leger Trip looks right up his street now just down to ability & Potential.

Red Cardinal Another Unraced Son Of the Late Montjeu. Full Brother to Maria Royal a Group 2 winner in France when with A De Royer-Dupre. His full sister was all about stamina even raced in the 2011 Prix Du Cadran Group Over 2 mile 4 furlongs finishing 7th. Another Potential Queens Vase/St Leger Colt

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Back In 2015 TAPESTRY

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Photos Of Stallion Inspections over the weekend 

Getaway At Grange Stud 

Kingsbarns At Castlehyde Stud

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GALILEO Page updated ready for the 2015 Season

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                                                  WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2015 WITH AIDANOBRIENFANSITE VIDEO

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Coolmore Make 2 Purchases at The Magic Millions Sales (Australia)

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COOLMORE SIRE TITLES 2014 VIDEO 

Power In The Blood – The Story of The Irish Thoroughbred (documentary)

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COOLMORE SIRES TITLES By Andrew O'Brien (Coolmore won 9 titles in 2014) 

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UPDATE - Sales for Coolmore stallions for 2014 & Lifetime Stats By Andrew O'Brien - 

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Ocovango to stand at Coolmore jumps division

GROUP 2 winner Ocovango has been snapped up by Coolmore to join its jumps division for 2015.

The five-year-old is the second son of Monsun to stand under Coolmore's National Hunt banner following Getaway, who covered a large book of 295 mares last year.

Trained by Andre Fabre, Ocovango carried the colours of Prince Faisal during a career that spanned three seasons.

A winner on his only start over a mile at two, Ocovango won the Listed Prix Francois Lathet on his seasonal reappearance at three before landing the Group 2 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud.

Ocovango then finished fifth, beaten two and a half lengths, behind Ruler Of The World in the Derby, and was third in the Grand Prix de Paris and Prix Niel. His last outing at three was in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, in which he finished down the field.

Ocovango failed to get his head in front last year, but ran some admirable races in defeat, including when third in the Group 3 La Coupe at Longchamp.

"We think Ocovango has a lot in common with Flemensfirth," said Beeches Stud manager Robert McCarthy.

"He's a lovely big horse, a great colour and like Flemensfirth he was unbeaten at two, a Group winner over ten furlongs and being by Monsun he's an outcross for all the Sadler's Wells-line mares."

Bred by Watership Down Stud, Ocovango is the first foal out of the unraced Gone West mare Crystal Maze, who is a daughter of Fillies' Mile winner Crystal Music.

Crystal Music's Dubawi colt sold for 1.6 million guineas to John Ferguson at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last year.

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Josses Hill made it second time lucky over fences at Doncaster 

this afternoon. 5 To Follow updated 

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Australia & Ruler 

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Sales for Coolmore Stallions for 2014 Stats By Andrew O'Brien
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5 To Follow PRIZES Update (Top 3 will now receive a Limited Edition Australia Derby Winner 2014 Coolmore Hat Each)

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The first foal by Declaration Of War born

War Front’s best son Declaration Of War sired his first foal on Tuesday night when the Claudio Pizarro owned Sri Kandi produced a quality bay colt at Brendan Boyle’s Swynford Paddocks Stud in Newmarket. Sri Kandi is a winning Pivotal half-sister to the Gr.1 winning 2yo Pearl Of Love.

Adam Driver of the Global Equine Group tweeted “Thrilled to introduce our 1st foal of 2015 for @pizarrinha. A good looking Declaration Of War Colt”

Declaration Of War won the G1 Juddmonte International Stakes and G1 Queen Anne Stakes before running an incredible race on his first dirt start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. He stands at Ashford Stud for 2015.

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John Constable
(Healy Racing Photos)

The former Aidan O'Brien trained John Constable has been introduced at odds of 25/1 for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham by Boylesports following his debut success over hurdles at Ludlow this afternoon.

The Navan maiden winner was an easy to back 6/1 chance on first start for Evan Williams but belied those odds with a smooth success in the hands of Paul Moloney.

The four-year-old son of Montjeu was an above average sort on the flat when trained in Ireland. He finished in the money on eight of his eleven starts and achieved a rating of 94.

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MASTERCRAFTSMAN TAKES SECOND-SEASON SIRE TITLE

Mastercraftsman fought off some stiff competition to finish 2014 as the year’s leading Second-Crop Sire in Europe.

The son of Danehill Dancer sired progeny who earned £3,401,210 in Europe last year and he also took the title for number of individual winners, siring 64, according to Racing Post statistics.

There were many highlights through the year, headed by three European Classic heroes.

Kingston Hill (3c Mastercraftsman-Audacieuse, by Rainbow Quest) finished second to the great Australia (3c Galileo-Ouija Board, by Cape Cross) in the G1 Derby before going onto a brilliant success in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster.

Paul Smith’s colt, who also won the G1 Racing Post Trophy as juvenile, stays in training in 2015 as does The Grey Gatsby (3c Mastercraftsman-Marie Vison, by Entrepreneur), who won the G1 French Derby at Chantilly during a fabulous year.

The Grey Gatsby, who won the G2 Dante Stakes at York in May, rounded off his season with a success in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Meanwhile in Italy, Vague Nouvelle (3f Mastercraftsman-Zona, by Mr Greeley) won the Italian 1,000 Guineas – the G3 Premio Regina Elena in Rome.

Mastercraftsman is standing for a fee of €40,000 in 2015.

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Leading Lights Full Brother John Constable makes winning start to his Hurdling Career for Evan Williams and did it very well went off at 6/1 in the 130 at Ludlow.

John Constable Moving into the Winners Enclosure at Ludlow

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           Aidan O'Brien Derby Winner Trends Update 07/01/15

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New National Hunt Horse

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Leopardstown September 2014 

Aidan "JFK Looks the bee's knee's today" 

Joseph "He's Next Years Derby winner Dad"

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 The Heir Apparent

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                           The Best he has Ever Trained AUSTRALIA By Me 

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 By Jason Doyle

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Camelot (Montjeu x Tarfah) 
First Season Stud Fee - €25,000 in 2014

Mares he covered in 2014 are:-

• Alstemeria (full sister to Group 1 winner, Spartacus)
• Amathia (dam of Group 3 winner, Distant Memories)
• Anklet (half sister to Group 1 winner, Sarah Lynx)
• Apparel (half sister to Group 1 winner, Mount Nelson)
• Apticanti (half sister to Group 1 winner, Distant Music)
• Aqua Arua (half sister to Group 1 winner, Rule Of Law)
• Await (dam of American Oaks Stakes winner, Cambina)
• Baino Ridge (dam of Listed winner, Baino Hope and BainoRock)
• Basira (half sister to Group 1 winner, Behkabad)
• Batik (dam of Listed winner, Bezique)
• Beauty Bright (Group 3 winner)
• Billie Jean (half sister to dual 2000 Guineaswinner, Cockney Rebel)
• Bonnie Byerly (dam of Group 2 winner, Diabolical and Group 3winner, What A Name)
• Brigid (dam of Group 1 winners, Sequoyah and Listen,granddam of Group 1 winner, Henrythenavigator and great-granddam of Group 1winner, Magician)
• Brooklyn’s Storm (granddam of Group 1winner, Silasol)
• Caucasienne (dam of Group 3 winner, Chopin)
• Cherry Hinton (dam of Irish Oaks winner Bracelet)
• Cinnamon Rose (dam of Group 1 winner, Chelsea Rose)
• Clodovina (half sister to Group 1 winner, Clodovil)
• Condition (dam of Listed winner, Dreamt)
• Contiguous (dam of Group 3 winner, Confront)
• Dance Parade (dam of St Leger and Royal Ascot Gold Cupwinner Leading Light)
• Dawn To Dance (half sister to Group 1 winner, Namid)
• Ecoutila (dam of Group 3 winner, Surfrider)
• Elbaaha (dam of Group 1 winner, Electrocutionist)
• Field Of Hope (Group 1 winner)
• First Breeze (half sister to Group 1 winner, TwilightAgenda)
• For Evva Silca (dam of Group 3 winner, Meiner Eternal)
• Funsie (dam of Derbywinner Authorized)
• Give A Whistle (dam of Group 3 winner, Pasar Silbano)
• Grey Lily (dam half sister to Group 1 winner, Golden Lilac)
• Gryada (dam of Group 1 winner, Fame And Glory)
• Healing Music (dam of Derbyrunner-up, At First Sight)
• Hector’s Girl (dam of Group 3 winner, Class Is Class)
• Jewel In The Sand (Group 2 winner)
• Karavel (Group 3 winner)
• Katch Me Katie (dam of Group 2 winner, Pale Mimosa)
• Katdogawn (Group 2 winner)
• La Chunga (Group 3 winner)
• Lovely Blossom (dam of Group 2 winner, Silk Blossom andGroup 3 winner, Mashoora)
• Madeira Mist (dam of Group 1 winner, Joshua Tree)
• Maid Of Dawkins (half sister to Group 1 winner, Night Style)
• Maruna (half sister to Group 1 winner, Lucayan)
• Miss Intimate (half sister to Group 1 winner, Bachelor Duke)
• Mohican Princess (dam of Group 3 winners, Eye Of The Stormand Satchem)
• Mora Bai (dam of Group 2 winner, David Livingston)
• Nasanice (dam of Group 2 winner, Maraahel)
• Necklace (Group 1 winner)
• Neele (dam of Group 1 winner, Nymphea)
• Nick’s Nikita (Group 3 winner)
• Nigh (half sister to Group 1 winner, Kingsgate Native)
• Quixotic (full sister to Group 1 winner, Virtual)
• Ranin (Group 3 winner)
• Rumored (dam of Group 1 winner, Dabirsim)
• Sandbar (Group 3 winner)
• Scandisk (dam of 21x Grade 1 hurdle winner, Hurricane Fly)
• Seattle Ribbon (full sister to Group 1 winner, SeattleRhyme)
• Song To Remember (dam of Group 1 winner, Magnificent Song)
• Southern Queen (dam of Group 3 winner, Ballybacka Lady)
• Turkana Girl (dam of Group 2 winner, Irish Field)
• Uncharted Heaven (Group 2 winner, dam of Group 3 winner,High Heeled, granddam of Group 1 winner, Just The Judge)
• Wanna (half sister to Group 1 winner, Wannabe Grand)
• Za’Hara (half sister to Group 1 winner, Debussy)

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Hard to Believe he is gone a year in 10 days time

Gone But Never Forgotten - St Nicholas Abbey 

Painting by Me dedicated to Ian Rookes 

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The Boss At his 2nd home

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The Heir Apparent

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Aidan O'Brien
(Healy Racing Photos)

Trainer Aidan O'Brien and the Organising Committee behind 2014's hugely successful Champions Weekend, both received presentations from the Turf Club at the annual Moyglare Dinner which was held in the K Club, on Saturday evening.

Every year at the dinner the Turf Club honours an individual or an organisation which has had an exceptional year or who over a period of time has made an exceptional contribution to Irish racing.

The presentation was made by Turf Club Senior Steward Neville O'Byrne, who also gave the annual Moyglare speech.

Aidan O'Brien was honoured for his historic achievement in training a third Epsom Derby winner in a row with Australia, following on the successes of Ruler of the World"(2013) and Camelot in 2012 .

Speaking of Aidan's achievement Neville O'Byrne said "Aidan O'Brien is no stranger to breaking records. He has already trained multiple Group one winners and in 2014 he trained his 11th winner of the Irish Derby since 1997".

"However it is not for the creation of that record that Aidan is receiving his presentation tonight but for another record he set in 2014 in relation to the Epsom Derby. The Epsom Derby was run for the first time in 1780. Since then it has been run on 235 occasions .

However in 2014 Aidan achieved something that no trainer has ever achieved before in the history of the race when he became the first person to train three consecutive winners of the race - an incredible achievement." 

"In the process he was recording his fifth Epsom Derby winner and his 21st Classics win in the UK".

At the dinner the Turf Club also honoured the organising committee behind the hugely successful Champions Weekend which took place at Leopardstown and the Curragh, 13th and 14th September.

In making the presentation Neville O'Byrne, said: "Starting from scratch the committee, along with the various sponsors and partners,  put together a racing extravaganza over the two days which was an unqualified success. With total prize money of over €3.7m and attendances over 24,000 we saw the best of flat racing that this country has to offer.”

"For the first time we welcomed QIPCO as a sponsor and this enabled the prize fund for the Champion Stakes to be raised to €1m. With 50% of the races being won by British trained runners  this will no doubt encourage overseas trainers to come back in greater numbers next year and make the weekend even more competitive". 

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Kingsbarns Corner Hits 15,000 Visitors 

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CHAMPION GALILEO IS “WORLD NUMBER ONE”

The mighty Galileo not only finished 2014 with a sixth European sires’ championship but, according to figures compiled by the TDN, he was also the world’s top stallion of the year.

Writing in the TDN, Bill Oppenheim stated that Galileo had claimed his “third consecutive title as the TDN Leading North American and European Sire. Having won that title in 2012 and 2013 with progeny earnings of $13.4 million and $14.3 million …. Galileo set his own record this year, with progeny earnings over $18.6 million.

“These included 38 black-type winners, 66 black-type horses, 25 Group winners, 50 Group horses, and eight Group 1 winners…. In 10 crops of racing age, Galileo has sired 151 black-type winners (average 15 a crop), 264 black-type horses (26 per crop), 95 Group stakes winners, 183 Group stakes horses (18 per crop), and 41 Group 1 winners. World Number One.”

According to Racing Post statistics, Galileo’s progeny earned an incredible £7,193,916 – more than double any other stallion – to become the champion British and Irish Flat sire. It brought the title to Coolmore for a 27th time and it was the 25th consecutive occasion that a Coolmore stallion had taken the championship.

Highlights in 2014 included the G1 Derby success of the great Australia (3c Galileo-Ouija Board, by Cape Cross), who has joined his sire at Coolmore after also posting victories in the G1 Irish Derby and G1 Juddmonte International.

Further Classic glory came in the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas with Marvellous (3f Galileo-You’resothrilling, by Storm Cat) while Tapestry (3f Galileo-Rumpelstiltskin, by Danehill) won the G1 Yorkshire Oaks at York, beating Oaks winner Taghrooda.

Meanwhile, globetrotter Adelaide (3c Galileo-Elletelle, by Elnadim), travelled to Australia to win the G1 Cox Plate in October having landed the G1 Secretariat Stakes in Chicago in August.

Noble Mission (5h Galileo-Kind, by Danehill) took the G1 Champion Stakes at Ascot along with the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, while Galileo has a fabulous Classic generation to represent him in 2015.

Found (2f Galileo-Red Evie, by Intikhab) won the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and Together Forever (2f Galileo-Green Room, by Theatrical) the G1 Fillies’ Mile while his outstanding colts include Gleneagles (2c Galileo-You’resothrilling, by Storm Cat), who won the G1 National Stakes and was disqualified from first in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp.

Facile G2 Vintage Stakes scorer Highland Reel (2c Galileo-Hveger, by Danehill) and John F Kennedy (2c Galileo-Rumplestiltskin, by Danehill), an easy Leopardstown G3 victor, are others who suggest that the world’s number one sire could be in for another good year in 2015.

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News on Some Former Ballydoyle Horses Thanks to Chris Palmer

Gypsy King and Iniesta were privately sold during the year to J. Halley for National Hunt Careers Iniesta was 4th on debut over hurdles at Leopardstown a few days back. Gypsy King was 12th on debut over hurdles in November.

Dalasiri (grey) and Gypsy King can't be separated in the last at the Curragh
(Healy Racing Photos)

Iniesta comes home ahead of Leafcutter at Galway

Affairs of State 2011 B G Montjeu - Lucina owned by Derrick Smith Trained by AP was never raced and privately sold

Guard of Honor 2011 B G Galileo - Queen of France owned by Mrs. Magnier trained by AP O'Brien was never raced and sold privately

Desert Tiger 2011 B C Galileo - Khourna owned by Mrs. Magnier trained by  AP O'Brien Sadly Passed Away in 2014. 

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