📹 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 🙌 Walter Connors' Sluggara Farm is synonymous with producing top class National Hunt prospects. 🤝 Robert Hall paid a visit to Walter to hear more

Don’t miss the March edition of the International Thoroughbred Magazine - the National Hunt Edition. In the ‘Weatherbys Stallion Scene’ we feature Boardsmill Stud . In an excellent piece by James Thomas he speaks to John Flood about the Stud - a seat of ‘National Hunt power’

💬 “She was a fast mare, which suits Frankel, and obviously it’s a cross that’s worked already; it’s the same cross as Lake Victoria.” Details of how a select breeding programme is adding to the blue chip squad being assembled by Wathnan Racing…

"He genuinely thinks that every mare that comes through the gate is for him. That’s just the way he is – he’s the boss of that yard. He might be the smallest, but mentally he’s definitely the alpha male." The dream stallion still going great guns at 25 Good Morning Bloodstock

‘Will we one day see a Derby winner come from the breeze-ups. A lot of seriously good horses have come out of these sales’ As the Breeze Up Sales season kicks off Tattersalls this week, James Thomas looks at how this market has evolved theownerbreeder.com/stories/hot-st…

💬 “It’s not a vanity project, it’s all our own money. If it goes badly wrong it’s going to hit us hard.” An honest and interesting look ahead to the breeze-ups with Charlie Poste, featuring a very National Hunt-centric assessment of the Station Yard Racing draft from Jerry McGrath…

Buyers out to solve the sales equivalent of a Rubik’s Cube at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up James Thomas sets the scene ahead of two important days of trade in Newmarket Read more here 👉 bit.ly/3EqdFxz

The look of a man who’s just made a 2,350% return on investment…. Willie Browne might’ve been selling breezers since 1978 but I’m not sure he’s had many better days than seeing his €70,000 Acclamation colt set a Tattersalls Craven Sale record of 1,400,000gns. Some going.

💬 “I felt them slow up at 1.5 [million] – and usually it’s bang, bang, bang. “I said to Kia ‘they’ve thought about that’. Listen, maybe it’s not the wisest thing to do to outbid them, but we’ve done it.” Insider insight on the latest Amo v Godolphin bidding battle.

Judgemental nerds, an openly obnoxious bloodstock agent and a run-in (and spelling lesson) with racing royalty. It could only happen during Craven week. Had your fill of Easter eggs? Why not gorge on this week’s Racing Post Bloodstock sales diary | bit.ly/3Rqg4eA

Many thanks to Metallica for outfitting our entire barn with gear! LET’S GO SANDMAN 💪🏼 West Point Tbred DJ Stable Mark Casse

💬 “Life is so odd now. We were in the middle of enjoying a cosy meal with friends in Doncaster last night and our mobiles started bleeping to alert us of an air-raid attack at home.” Lots of big stories coming out of Goffs UK today, but this one really tops the lot…

The sales scene is a rich tapestry, and Doncaster just happens to be at the no frills end of the spectrum. And that’s fine by me: the no frills sales correspondent. Ahem. Perspective is everything in the latest Racing Post Bloodstock sales diary | bit.ly/42ETiVm

Buying pants, throwing hands and an audience with the breeze-up Pope... This week’s Racing Post Bloodstock sales diary comes fresh from a humdinger at ARQANA in Deauville | tinyurl.com/2fm4xep7

Is there a better way to round out a bank holiday Monday than with a new Racing Post Bloodstock sales diary entry? Probably, but I can’t think of one. No more Mr Nice Sales Correspondent after four days at Doncaster’s answer to Spring Break | bit.ly/4jqfoS1

💬 “She had an incredible life as both racehorse and broodmare.” In Clover, a true blue hen who bred four individual Group 1 winners, has died at the age of 23 bit.ly/3He2QzJ

💬‘There was a need to invest in new blood to run alongside the established families' James Thomas talks to Juddmonte Barry Mahon about the operation's buying strategy which is reaping Classic rewards 👉bit.ly/3HlXx1q

“Given that racing and breeding are inherently unpredictable, it is often hard to reconcile the disconnect between the commercial market and the reality of the racecourse.” Reflections on a Royal Ascot dominated by the bloodstock underdogs | Racing Post Bloodstock racingpost.com/bloodstock/new…

Breaking new ground in bloodstock journalism world as both Willie Mullins and I leave France with less than we bargained for… This week’s Racing Post Bloodstock sales diary comes from a decidedly Doncaster-like Deauville | shorturl.at/HObgk

Buyers were undoubtedly living their best lives at the Tattersalls July Sale, even if I wasn’t… Reliving an action-packed and argument-filled few days in the latest Racing Post Bloodstock sales diary | bit.ly/44sn2qR