Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder Magazine

Journeyman arrives

Robert 'Rab' Havlin has developed into an accomplished horseman and a key figure at the stable of champion trainer John Gosden; a first Royal Ascot winner was a just reward for one of the sport's most loyal jockeys more » Read More...

Of course she can

The TBA and BHA are aiming to redress the fillies' struggle in the ring with a new campaign more » Read More...

Candid Candy still ambitious

The Kingston Warren handler has adapted to racing's changing trends and sky-high sales prices to stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive at the highest level more » Read More...

A first Derby for Rosewell as Harzand digs deep

Just hours before the fourth Classic of the season, the participation of the Sea the Stars colt was in serious doubt after he spread a plate. In what was described as a 60/40 decision to run, the team took their chances and it proved to be the right one. more » Read More...

The ‘speed gene’

The appliance of science to advise on a colt's chances of staying the Derby trip is no match for a sound, experienced judge - the notion of a 'speed gene' is preposterous more » Read More...

Buoyant Beckett’s happy days

Multiple Classic-winning trainer, Ralph Beckett, is set for his best season yet, and with the support of traditional owner-breeders, Qatar Racing, and not to mention Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, few could argue against this becoming reality more » Read More...

Good opportunity missed?

Genetic testing became headline news when 2,000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold was assessed as to his suitability for the Derby trip; it’s an issue that had already prompted the TBA to launch a review aimed at informing breeders of the efficacy of such tests more » Read More...

Mick’s still the man

Mick Kinane won just about all there was to win during a stellar career in the saddle, and while it has taken him time to adjust to retirement, he remains very much involved in the sport of kings more » Read More...

Fortune favours the brave

Bill Gredley emerged from working class roots in London’s East End to make his mark in the property business while the commercial world no longer holds him in thrall, the same cannot be said of his thoroughbreds more » Read More...

Kremlin’s power

He’s not sure if he’s got the biggest string in Newmarket, but what is certain is that trainer Roger Varian – boosted by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid’s support – has a lot to go to war with more » Read More...

Pattern problems

The 20 years from 1980 were a bastion of calm and sense as far as the European Pattern was concerned – expansion from the turn of the century is neither rational nor justifiable more » Read More...

Laying down roots

A partnership formed on National Hunt racecourses led to major Flat ambitions at Apple Tree Stud for Paul Dunkley and former jockey Robert Thornton more » Read More...

Kerry’s dream start

Kerry Lee was born to train and dreams of winning the Grand National – it won't happen this year but she has still enjoyed a superb debut season more » Read More...

A jockey forever dazzling

Darryll Holland would top many a list as the best jockey never to have been champion, but a new job back at his old stomping ground with the Hills family in Lambourn may yet see him right that wrong more » Read More...

Celebrating a champion filly

La Flèche was the best of her sex in the 19th century and the centenary of her death is cause to recall a career that yielded three Classics, the Gold Cup and Champion Stakes more » Read More...