A pharmacist by trade, James Cloney keeps 15 mares with his father-in-law at their CN Farm in County Kilkenny. They sold Royal Ascot Racecourse hopeful Camille Pissarro (Ire) (Wootton Bassett) for 1.25 million gns at Tattersalls Oct Book 1. Brian Sheerin

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⭐️ Donnacha O'Brien has high hopes for his star trainee Porta Fortuna, who was a Group 1 winner last year as a juvenile and now points for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Katie Petrunyak catches up with the trainer and the filly in this TDNtv feature: youtu.be/E4ZPiWyn9SQ?si…

Interesting Thought Of The Day by Brian Sheerin in TDN.

Publishing times for European Breeze-Up Sales ⤵️

First stop in Ireland: visiting the living legend Sea The Stars at Gilltown Stud. Thank you Aga Khan Studs and Pat Downes for having us!

🗣️ Hubie de Burgh: 'We're here in the middle of a hurricane & not one of those horses looked like they were going to buck their rider off. It's pure professionalism.'

Bansha House Stables BBQ a big hit despite Storm Kathleen doing its best to spoil the party.

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Good to get down to Knockgraffon Stables ahead of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale where Mick and Stevie offer a brother to Night Raider on behalf of Linden Bloodstock.

This paragraph fairly sums up the down-to-earth nature of the Byrne family!

Interesting stuff from Johnny Murtagh in today’s TDN. Hard to disagree with any of the points being made - 23 Irish-trained runners chasing £££ in Britain today!

Benavente getting a feel for the track Lingfield Park this morning under Kevin Coleman/Slievebrook House Stud.

Pretty cool to have Harry Redknapp as a new partner in the horse. 🤞🤞for a good run.

Lovely to drop in and chat D.N.A Equine and Nicky Souza de Oliveira of DNA Equine at their base on the Curragh today.

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