Copgrove Hall Stud

'Guy Would Have Loved This': Yorkshire Breeding Triumph in the Dante

There was a proper Yorkshire feel to the winner of the Dante S., from breeder to trainer. William Haggas was absent from the Knavesmire but loves nothing more than having a winner at York, and Economics (GB), like his trainer, was born and bred in the county. The strapping son of Night Of Thunder (Ire) was bred by one of Yorkshire's finest farms, Copgrove Hall Stud, from a family nurtured by the late Guy Reed, who bred the colt's first three dams.  Copgrove Hall Stud manager Brian O'Rourke was all...

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Cornelius All Smiles as Mamma Delivers Again

NEWMARKET, UK--The hugely consistent producer Mamma Morton (Ire) (Elnadim) was represented by arguably her most exciting offspring to date when her Havana Grey (GB) daughter Mammas Girl (GB) shot to victory along the stands' rail in the G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. The decisive win ensured that breeder Robert Cornelius and his father George were all smiles as they raced from the grandstand to watch the replay on the big screen. "She was never mentioned except to say she was trailing, and then suddenly in the last 100 yards...

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Mammas Girl Annexes HQ's Nell Gwyn In Taking Fashion

Wednesday's G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. at Newmarket was a wide-open affair beforehand, but became a full-on dress rehearsal for HQ's G1 1000 Guineas as Amo Racing's Mammas Girl (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}--Mamma Morton {Ire}, by Elnadim) delivered a devastating turn of acceleration in the closing stages to pulverise her 14 rivals in the seven-furlong staging post. The 16-1 chance had previously debuted with an impressive two-length triumph over course and distance in October and was immediately quoted at odds as low as 6-1 for the Rowley Mile Classic...

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