Marie’s Rock wins the Mares’ Champion Hurdle
Marie’s Rock, a €35,000 store purchase as a 3yo for Middleham Park Racing, won her first Grade 1 race at the Cheltenham Festival when taking the Mares champion hurdle on Day 1. She was the second Gr1 winner of the meeting
ITBA industry award winner
Highflyer’s David Minton won the coveted Contribution To the Industry Award at the recent ITBA awards in Ireland. With a career spanning some 50 years in the business,
Cartier Champion Stayer
The highly prestigious Cartier award for Champion Stayer of 2021 has gone to Trueshan after a memorable second half of the season when he was an impressive of the Group 1 Prix du Cadran
ROA Awards sweep
Highflyer purchases helped their clients win five of the ROA Awards at the Annual Dinner in London. On the flat Trueshan won outstanding stayer and Chipotle took the Special Flat Achievement trophy. Over jumps Frodon was the outstanding chaser and Shishkin,
Goodwood Group 1 win
Highflyer buy Trueshan was a comfortable winner of the £300,000 to the winner Group 1 Goodwood Cup on Day 1 of Glorious Goodwood. Bought for just 31,000 gns at the Tattersalls Breeze-up Sales,he became trainer Alan King’s first Group 1
Galway graded double
Royal Rendezvous was a convincing winner of the most valuable event at the prestigious Galway Festival when taking the famous Galway Plate, and Fan De Blues was a gutsy winner of the Grade 3 Novices’ Chase. Royal Rendezvous was purchased on
Chipotle wins Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot
Chipotle sprinted away from his 26 rivals to easily win the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes over five furlongs at Royal Ascot on day two of the great meeting. A 10,000gns yearling purchase by Anthony Bromley on behalf of his owners The
Shishkin takes the Arkle
Highflyer buy Shishkin was imperious in victory when taking the Grade 1 Arkle Trophy on Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival. He is Nicky Henderson’s 7th winner of the race and once again Highflyer’s David Minton has been involved in the
January Trials
Shishkin kept up his unbeaten sequence over fences with a second Grade 2 victory in the Lightning Novices’ Chase at Doncaster in bloodless fashion. Next stop the Grade 1 Arkle Chase at Cheltenham. The Cob, bought by Tessa Greatrex, won the
Festive Winners
Highflyer buys had another brilliant Christmas period on the racetrack. Frodon became Highflyer’s 13th winner from the last 15 runnings of the King George VI Chase at Kempton. Previous buys were Kauto Star (5 wins), Clan Des Obeaux (2), Long