Moyfinn Stud

It should never be underestimated the magical journey that just one horse can bring a person on and owner-breeder John Farrell is a good example of exactly that. Taking the advice of his wife - which is always a wise thing to do - , Farrell purchased an unraced filly by Derby winner Alamshar before putting her into training with Joanna Morgan back in 2008.  That was 16 years ago now and the filly in question, Snap Alam, won five races before  producing a host of winners that carried the...

When Moyfinn Stud's Paul Giles sold a Galileo Gold (GB) colt [lot 318] for £68,000 during the second day of the Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale, it was said to be the most money he'd ever received for a horse in his life. So, what was Giles thinking just a short time later when his three-parts brother to last week's G2 Gimcrack Stakes winner Cool Hoof Luke (GB) sold to Amanda Skiffington for £350,000, the third highest price in the sale's history? "That sort of money was what I dreamed of,...