OWNER and breeder Reinhard Fabrizius has died at his home in Leverkusen in Germany, following a brief illness. He had a long association with the Irish bloodstock industry and boarded mares at Pat Fitzsimons’s Oak Lodge Stud and John Tuthill’s Owenstown Stud.

He enjoyed success as an owner and breeder with the Frances Crowley-trained Tofana (Bold Fact), at the Curragh at the Irish Derby meeting and with the Mark Johnston- trained Tampa Lady at Newmarket’s July meeting.