Aidan O'Brien has outlined plans for a number of his Group/Grade 1 contenders and confirmed the identity of a stable star who will stay in training in 2018
By Irish Field Contributor on 22 October 2017
The colt was sent off the 4/1 favourite but had to settle for third in the 12-furlong Group 1 feature
By Irish Field Contributor on 21 October 2017
A full-sister to Johannes Vermeer and Elizabeth Browning looks to be the star lot in the catalogue
By Irish Field Contributor on 20 October 2017
There were mixed fortunes for Irish-trained horses at Caulfield last Saturday, which was the first day of the Melbourne Racing Spring Carnival
By Stuart McCormick on 20 October 2017
Aidan O'Brien's bid for the world record number of Group 1 wins in a season hit a bump when Johannes Vermeer missed out by a head at Caulfield
By Irish Field Contributor on 14 October 2017
A Group 1 win is massive for any trainer, so to have 25 of them in the same year is mind-boggling. More than any other trainer in the world. Ever. That’s what a world record is
By Donn McClean on 13 October 2017
The colt made all to defeat his odds-on stablemate Johannes Vermeer in the Group 3 feature
By Irish Field Contributor on 10 August 2017
Johannes Vermeer and Clemmie star in an Aidan O'Brien / Ryan Moore treble; Rekindling wins Group 2 for Joseph O'Brien; Tithonus won the Rockingham for Denis Hogan and Rory Cleary
By Irish Field Contributor on 03 July 2017
Provided Somehow's busy recent schedule doesn’t take its toll, she must have a major chance
By Ryan McElligott on 26 May 2017
Maxime Guyon rode five winners at Deauville last weekend, including Attendu
By Desmond Stoneham on 10 June 2016
The Group 1 winning son of Galileo will miss the Epsom classic after injuring a hock
By Irish Field Contributor on 26 April 2016
The Racing Post Trophy winner posted a good time figure and the second, Johannes Vermeer, should not be discounted
By Simon Rowlands on 30 October 2015
Aidan O'Brien should have a good day at Saint-Cloud where he hopes to land the two big two-year-old Group 1s
By Desmond Stoneham on 30 October 2015
Leo Powell has an update on the story of Johannes Vermeer and another star mare owned in partnership by Teo Ah Khing
By Leo Powell on 18 September 2015
Aidan O'Brien's two-year-old looks one to follow after a battling win in the Group 3 contest
By Ryan McElligott on 18 September 2015
Johannes Vermeer has an enviable family record to uphold, and Jeremy Hill knows this more than anyone
By Leo Powell on 28 August 2015
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