St Nicholas Abbey

[chroniclandlord]

If he runs at Navan I might go and have a look at him.

 

[Guest_]

He would have no penalty either.

 

[chroniclandlord]

On paper Cashelgar would be the best of the other entries in the Navan race.

I see Don Carlos entered at Navan too, that is his first entry since two disappointing runs in the spring.

 

[Guest_]

Don Carlos runs, with St Nicholas Abbey due to run on Sunday.

 

[Guest_]

What do we make of the decision to keep him racing - many assumed he would be packed off to stud.

Really looking forward to seeing him on Sunday - might pop over.

 

[chroniclandlord]

I really hope that it proves worthwhile. I'm only sorry that he isn't running at Navan tomorrow though, I could have got to it.

 

[Narcotic Nora]

What do we make of the decision to keep him racing - many assumed he would be packed off to stud.

Really looking forward to seeing him on Sunday - might pop over.

He has no penalty on Sunday, as penalties only count from Jan 2010.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Don Carlos runs, with St Nicholas Abbey due to run on Sunday.

Don Carlos was a nice winner at Navan yesterday. He could still make a decent horse.

 

[Guest_]

Does not run this weekend - stay in training for next year.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Does not run this weekend - stay in training for next year.

I'm glad that he stays in training next year but I am disappointed that he doesn't run this weekend.

How many of the current crop of three year old colts will Ballydoyle keep in training next season?

 

[Sequoyah]

Will this be the first year that they don't retire a 3 year old to stud? I assume Cape Blanco will stay in training as RVW will go to stud. Jan Vermeer and St. Nicholas Abbey are to stay in training. Await The Dawn and Joshua Tree are other possibles. Possibly Steinbeck also, as a four year old miler, but they have Canford Cliffs, albeit not in the Coolmore colours. With Flying Cross sold, will Midas Touch be their Cup horse for next year?

 

[Gamla Stan]

Does not run this weekend - stay in training for next year.

:lol: First odds on shot of the weekend landed!

 

[Aragorn]

We'll never see him again... I'd happily put a bet on that as well.

 

[Guest_]

Bar injury I am certain we will see him back on the track.

 

[Gearoid]

A real shame. Was the highlight of a quite weekend.

 

[Bar the Bull]

Bar injury I am certain we will see him back on the track.

Way to stick that proviso in there, Gal.

If he never runs again, they are going to pull an injury out of their ass. To do otherwise would be burning money.

 

[Guest_]

I dont see the point in retiring him - he won't make a stallion and they clearly had faith in him to keep him going up until now. They brought Yeats back from a set back in his early 3 year old career.

 

[Bar the Bull]

He will make a stallion of some description.

Monashee Mountain made a stallion.

 

[Guest_]

He will make a stallion of some description.

Monashee Mountain made a stallion.

Its a different era now - they have very little (relatively) to lose and lots to gain by perserving with him.

 

[Gamla Stan]

We'll never see him again... I'd happily put a bet on that as well.

It's certainly odds on!

 

[Hamm]

On a different note, does anyone have any idea what Coolmore's turnover is?

 

[Simon]

I think it was £150m a few years ago, but no idea now.

 

[LUKE]

I think it was £150m a few years ago, but no idea now.

As a private company Coolmore doesn't have to publish it's accounts.

 

[Hamm]

I know that, by the way - was wondering did anyone have any idea.

 

[Simon]

As a private company Coolmore doesn't have to publish it's accounts.

Irish company accounts are still available if you so wish, you can buy them, same as in the UK, where you can buy them from Companies House. I'd imagine Coolmore as being registered somewhere like Switzerland, like some of John Magnier's other interests, and have no idea about the situation regards purchasing accounts is over there, but I imagine they're quite hard to find.