Saturday Double for Jack Hobbs
Twenty-four hours after Schiaparelli’s Wyenot took the opening race at Cheltenham, it was the turn of his stud-mate Jack Hobbs to sire a winner on the second day of the meeting at jump racing’s HQ.…
First Win of Cheltenham Season to Schiaparelli’s Wyenot
The Schiaparelli mare Wyenot already had three wins and some black type to her name but she got her season off to the best possible start by winning Cheltenham’s first race of the season for…
‘Exceptional’ Filly Heads Strong Book 2 for Ardad
During a lively Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in Newmarket, 18 yearlings by Ardad were sold in Book 2 for an average price of 82,222gns and median of 62,500gns. These included four six-figure lots, led by…
Ardad’s Candy Lands Valuable Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy
Ardad’s son Candy has now strung together an impressive series of three wins since early September, culminating in Saturday’s game victory in the Listed William Hill Two-Year-Old Trophy. Picking up over £85,000 for the win,…
Solvency is Ardad’s 17th Juvenile Winner of 2024
Ardad’s two-year-old son Solvency made a winning debut at Hamilton on Monday to becomes his sire’s 17th juvenile winner of the campaign. Striking over five furlongs for trainer Alice Haynes and owner Miss M J…
Ardad Off to a Flyer as Yearling Season Begins
The yearling sales are now in full flow in Europe and Ardad has made a positive start with his first and sole yearling offered this year at Arqana’s August Sale selling to Chantilly-based trainer Tim…
Third Flat win for Schiaparelli’s Merrijig
Schiaparelli may be Britain’s leading provider of steeplechasers but he does also have the occasional runner on the Flat and one of the most consistent in this regard is his six-year-old son Merrijig. In fact,…
Smart Debut for Ardad’s Snow Master
Ardad two-year-old Snow Master made a highly impressive debut at Yarmouth on 30 July, winning the seven-furlong novice contest by three and a quarter lengths. Trained by Tom Dascombe for his breeders in the Empire…