Evie Stockwell

Aidan O'Brien knew he still had a top-class filly on his hands despite Opera Singer (Justify--Liscanna {re}, by Sadler's Wells) missing out on all the early-season mile monuments and the late Evie Stockwell's homebred who had wowed in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac duly delivered up in trip in Thursday's G1 Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood. Able to control the 10-furlong contest from the front throughout, the 9-4 second favourite really turned it on passing the three-furlong pole and had to be brave late as the 16-1 shot See The...

Coolmore's John Magnier was the recipient of the 2022 Peter O'Sullevan Award and was celebrated at the 25th edition of the Peter O'Sullevan Annual Award Lunch in London on Thursday. The 74-year-old received his award from JP McManus at Coolmore, as he was not present at the lunch. "I don't deserve it, but I'm happy to get it," Magnier told ITV Racing anchor Ed Chamberlin in an interview, which was played during the ceremony. "I'm blown away by it, really." Magnier spoke in favour of racing's various factions coming together...

Where to begin? The past week has been so wrought with emotion that by the time Sunday arrived with its 15 group races in England, Ireland and France only the dourest of stayers made it through to Doncaster's Mallard Handicap. This is a racing publication, of course, but before we reflect on the action on the racecourse, it would be remiss not to mention the heartbreaking human loss which was so intrinsically entwined with the sport.  Grief engulfed two nations. Wednesday brought the indelibly sad image of Henry de Bromhead...

Aidan O'Brien paid a heartfelt tribute to Evie Stockwell, the mother of John Magnier and a hugely successful owner-breeder in her own right, who passed away at the age of 96. Shortly after producing one of the greatest training performances in recent years by delivering Luxembourg at fever pitch to win the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown, O'Brien admitted that the victory was tinged in sadness with the news of Stockwell's passing. "Mrs. Stockwell was an incredibly special person for us and everyone who knew her," he said. "Since...

Brave Anna (War Front--Liscanna {Ire}, by Sadler's Wells), winner of the 2016 G1 Cheveley Park S. and a full-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero and Spendthrift stallion Hit It a Bomb, was knocked down for $3-million to Masahiro Miki as the Fasig-Tipton November 'Night of the Stars' reached its midpoint early Tuesday evening. The bay mare, consigned as hip 146 by Ballysax Bloodstock, agent, and hails from the family of Grafton Street (War Front), runner-up in the GI Summer S. in September and a close fourth in Friday's...

While Aidan O'Brien was drawing a blank at Ascot, the stable was celebrating a 13th winner of Leopardstown's G3 Richmond Homes Killavullan S. on Saturday as Glounthaune (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) came forward from his sixth placing in Saturday's G1 Dewhurst S. Having only his second start in that Newmarket feature and his first since his winning debut at The Curragh Apr. 17, the 5-1 shot who sports the Evie Stockwell silks was settled behind the leading trio early by Seamie Heffernan and worked his way to the front with 100...