The well-known consigning team of Liam and Jenny Norris will be operating under their own Norris Bloodstock banner at this season's yearling sales, having recently started a new venture at Granham Farm in Marlborough. For the last three years, Jenny Norris has managed Clairemont Stud, which sold Martin and Lee Taylor's dual Oaks winner Dancing Rain (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) in foal to Frankel (GB) at the 2013 Tattersalls December Sale for 4-million gns, followed by the dual Group 1 winner Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) at the October Yearling Sale of 2014. Liam Norris, a bloodstock agent and advisor, works in partnership with William Huntingdon, their purchases under the name Norris/Huntingdon including Dancing Rain as a yearling, Shalaa as a foal pinhook, and group performers Holy Dazzle (Fr) (Sunday Break {JPN}), Leaupartie (Ire) (Stormy River (Fr}) and Hors De Combat (GB) (Mount Nelson {GB}).
“The sale of Clairemont Stud was completed last month and Liam and I are delighted to have been able to secure the lease on Granham Farm from David and Dawn Hearson, who bred the Group 1 winner Aqlaam (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) here,” commented Jenny Norris. “We've been really boosted by the support we've received from a number of breeders, including of course the Hearsons, and Liam's sales clients, so we're up and running with a decent number of boarding mares and yearlings to consign later this year. We had our first foal born yesterday and we couldn't be happier than to be working from such a beautiful farm with a great track record.” Aqlaam's dam, the 16-year-old Bourbonella (GB) (Rainbow Quest {GB}), who has also produced the listed winner Nine Realms (GB) (Green Desert), remains at Granham Farm under the Norrises' care and is due to produce a foal from the first crop of Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) later this month.
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