Johne Murphy

Impressive Eyrefield Stakes winner Sigh No More (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) will head to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, according to Johne Murphy, the former Munster Rugby player who heads Stride Racing.  Sigh No More provided Stride Racing with its greatest day on a racetrack at Leopardstown on Saturday when landing a 40-1 knockout punch to her rivals in that Group 3 contest.  Owned in partnership with Bronsan Racing, the Joseph O'Brien-trained juvenile has now amassed over €125,000 including bonuses for her connections, and will undoubtedly garner plenty of attention at...

With Johne Murphy   First job in the Thoroughbred industry? I worked at a local stud farm called Mount Prospect Stud doing general stable staff stuff. A steep learning curve!   Biggest influence on your career? My father, John. I was always in the front seat when he was going racing! He gave me the bug.   Favourite racehorse of all time, and why? Galileo. I was 15 and I was there at Leopardstown when he won his maiden. I followed him the whole way through his racing career and...

Stride, a new syndicate platform for buying and selling shares in elite-level racehorses, was launched on Tuesday. Stride will purchase unraced yearlings and 2-year-old breeze-up horses in a price bracket from €25,000-€150,000 and will sell shares in syndicates of between two and six horses. The intention is to sell within 12 months of purchase and profits returned to owners. Cillian Barry and Eugene Cosgrove, founders of SportCaller, are the Chairman and Head of Product, respectively, while veteran COO Donal Browne will handle the day-to-day business operations for a venture whose...