Sean Grassick

The TDN picks the brain of bloodstock agent Sean Grassick on his highs and lows of 2023 and what he's looking forward to this year.   Proudest moment of 2023? Catherine Of Siena (Ire) (U S Navy Flag), who we bought for £13,000 as a yearling, earning black-type.   What is your biggest ambition for the New Year? More winners and happy clients.   Give us one horse to follow and why? Bladon (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}). He ran eye-catchingly for Atomic Racing and Kevin Coleman in a Killarney over a...

Against the backdrop of one of the most eagerly anticipated King Georges in recent history on Saturday, bloodstock agent Sean Grassick and trainer Kevin Coleman enjoyed something of a red-letter day of their own when Uluru (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) ran out a taking debut winner at Gowran Park.  Uluru was one of eight yearlings that Grassick purchased on behalf of Atomic Racing at the sales last year and was considered just about the most talented juvenile the commercial syndicate had to go to war with this season.  Despite showing signs...

Demi O'Byrne, for so long an integral part of the Coolmore/Ballydoyle purchasing axis at yearling sales, has formed a new partnership with bloodstock agent Sean Grassick. The pair, who have been working together informally for the past four years have recently launched O'Byrne & Grassick International Bloodstock Agency and will be in attendance at all the major sales in Europe, USA and Australia. O'Byrne has purchased a long list of champions in his illustrious career to date and over 70 individual Group 1 winners worldwide. These include the likes of...