Leo Powell examines the pedigree of the well-named Rostropovich. Can he live up to his great expectations?
By Leo Powell on 25 August 2017
Pattern race treble for Frankel; new Group 1 winner for Scat Daddy and for Soldier Hollow; purple patch for Dream Ahead; and more news
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 17 August 2017
Grade 1 double for Galileo sons; baker's dozen for Zoffany; new pattern winners for Acclamation, Dubawi and Fast Company; blacktype double for Rio De La Plata; and another news
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 15 June 2017
New Group 1 winner for Mastercraftsman and for son of Zafonic; Champs Elysees mare wins again; new graded winners for Dr Massini and Kayf Tara, and other news
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 02 February 2017
Ventura Storm's Group 1 win in Italy was the first for his Coolmore Stud sire Zoffany, reports Leo Powell
By Leo Powell on 21 October 2016
First Group 1 winners for Equiano and Zoffany; another Gr.1-siring Galileo son; purple patch for Dubawi; freshman update
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 20 October 2016
An €80,000 colt and a €72,000 filly, both by Zoffany, were next best; the aggregate, average, median and clearance rate were all down on 2015 figures
By Ryan McElligott on 29 September 2016
Another Group 1 winner for Invincible Spirit; continuing purple patch for Dark Angel; more winners for Group 1 mares; winning siblings of Group 1 stars; freshman round-up
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 12 August 2016
European Group 1 winner for US champion sire Kitten's Joy; seventh group race winner of the year for Sea The Stars; 10th stakes winner for Zoffany; more freshman winners, and other news
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 08 July 2016
Group 1 wins for Cape Cross, Fast Company, Fastnet Rock, Lope De Vega and Soldier Hollow; Group 2 success for Bushranger, Invincible Spirit, Strategic Prince and Zoffany
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 20 May 2016
Group/graded wins for Adlerflug, Bushranger, Cape Cross, Dubawi, Fastnet Rock, Galileo, Kyllachy, Lemon Drop Kid, Sea The Stars, Sixties Icon, Teofilo, Vocalised, Youmzain and Zoffany
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 06 May 2016
European Group 3 success for Dansili, Dubawi, Exceed And Excel, Holy Roman Emperor, Iffraaj, Intikhab, Showcasing, Stormy Atlantic and Zebedee
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 17 April 2016
One of the leading juveniles of 2015, the Zoffany colt Washington DC's closest relations show an influence for speed, although there are some milers and middle-distance horses further back on the page
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 08 April 2016
Juvenile Group 1 star Zoffany was a runaway winner of the 2015 freshman sires championship
By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 12 February 2016
Ryan McElligott reports from the Goffs November Foal Sale
By Ryan McElligott on 20 November 2015
The Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner is the fifth blacktype scorer for freshman sire Zoffany. Although from a famous family, he may not stay as far as his most famous relations
By Sieglinde McGee on 02 October 2015
Group/Grade 1 success for Dubawi, Dylan Thomas, Galileo, Invincible Spirit and Shamardal; Hard Spun, Mastercraftsman, Teofilo, and Zoffany also on the scoresheet
By Sieglinde McGee on 27 September 2015
Turf Club Senior Steward Neville O'Byrne's breeding success is recounted by Leo Powell
By Leo Powell on 04 September 2015
Leo Powell reports that a colt by Zoffany was one of the top-priced yearlings at the second DBS Silver Yearling Sale
By Leo Powell on 28 August 2015
Willie McCreery recently recorded a juvenile double with Dolce Strega and Bridgets Fable
By Leo Powell on 14 August 2015
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