Clare Manning

A bumper consignment from Clare Manning's Boherguy Stud, offered as part of Jim Bolger's consolidation of his breeding interests, features among the highlights of the catalogue for the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale, which is scheduled to take place from Monday, November 3 to Wednesday, November 5. The 43-strong draft from Boherguy Stud includes lot 312, a Dawn Approach half-sister to the G1 Dewhurst Stakes runner-up Leitir Mor (Holy Roman Emperor), and lot 278, also by Dawn Approach and a half-brother to the G2 May Hill Stakes winner and G1 Prix...

Ceistiu, the dam of this year's Royal Ascot and Qatar Goodwood Festival winner Merchant, will be offered at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, which takes place from November 21-22. The daughter of Vocalised is a full-sister to the multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Steip Amach, while her half-sisters include the GIII Robert G. Dick Memorial Stakes winner Ceisteach (New Approach) and Fidaaha (New Approach), the dam of last year's G1 National Stakes winner Scorthy Champ. The nine-year-old Ceistiu, who is in foal to Mehmas, the sire of...

Conor Wixted, Eleanor Dunne and Clare Manning look ahead to the Breeders' Cup after their graduate Bottle Of Rouge won a Grade I at Del Mar in the early hours of Sunday morning It started out as a pretty ordinary suggestion among friends. 'Why don't we go out and try and pinhook a foal in America?' Now, the Irish-based Conor Wixted, Eleanor Dunne and Clare Manning - otherwise known as Kids In America Bloodstock - are Grade I winners courtesy of Del Mar Debutante Stakes winner Bottle Of Rouge.  Bought...

The latest industry member to share their best moments from 2023 and likely prospects for this year is Boherguy Stud's Clare Manning.   Proudest moment of 2023? Frazil (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}), who Dad [Kevin] and I bought as a foal, winning his maiden at Naas in my own colours   What is your biggest ambition for the new year? Make money and sell winners.   Give us one horse to follow and why? A two-year-old Blue Point (Ire) colt out of Bandiuc Eile (Ire). He always had a great...

NEWMARKET, UK-Classic contender Gan Teorainn (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) has been described by Clare Manning of Boherguy Stud as the most exciting horse the 29-year-old has ever had the chance to consign ahead of the eagerly-anticipated Sceptre Session at Tattersalls on Tuesday. Trained by her grandad Jim Bolger, Gan Teorainn advertised her Classic credentials when second in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac at ParisLongchamp in October and can be backed at odds of 25-1 for next year's Oaks.  The Ennistown Stud-owned filly also boasts a rock-solid pedigree to match her...

By Brian Sheerin and Emma Berry   After a hectic few months perusing this year's foal and yearling crops, we asked the buyers to share their thoughts on the young stallions with first foals and yearlings.  Dermot Farrington, agent: "If you look at the list of people who have bought yearlings and foals by Advertise, it's a long time since a young stallion has attracted the who's who of the bloodstock world, and that's exactly what he has done. Whether it be yearlings to breeze, yearlings to race or foals...

The Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association honored the human and equine stars of 2020 during a virtual ceremony for its National Breeding and Racing Awards on Saturday evening. The ITBA Hall of Fame inductee for 2020 was the Irish National Stud. Ireland's Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue accepted the honor on behalf of the Irish State, while President Michael D Higgins wrote a personal message to the Irish National Stud in recognition of its national importance. The popular Wild Geese Award, honoring an Irish national who has made an impact on...