Dylan Thomas (Ire)

A total of 15 point-to-point entries have been catalogued so far for the 2023 Goffs UK Aintree Sale on Apr. 13. Held in the winners' enclosure following the last race on the card, additional entries will be released in the coming days. Star alumni of the sale include Grade 1 winners Constitution Hill (GB) (Blue Bresil {Fr}), Honeysuckle (GB) (Sulamani {Ire}), Jonbon (Fr) (Walk In The Park {Ire}), and Ahoy Senor (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) among others. Included in the catalogue are Illico De Cotte (Fr) (Kitkou {Fr}) (lot 112),...

Time has been called on the racing career of popular sprinter Caspian Prince (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}--Crystal Gaze {Ire}, by Rainbow Quest) owing to a flare up of an old injury. The 12-year-old gelding, who won the Dash at Epsom three times for three different trainers, accumulated 23 wins and 22 placings from 115 starts with earnings of $1,249,597. Trained in his later years by Michael Appleby, the Ballygallon Stud-bred won the 2017 G2 Sapphire S. and 2016 Listed Mercury S. and was placed in another four black-type races. "He's been...