Trending In TDN Europe
1). Feature: Amy Lynam chats to Anthony Rogers about Airlie Stud's mating plans for 2020.
“The dream is to own and breed a Group 1 winner and Skitter Scatter (USA) provided that for the farm in 2018. She will visit Frankel (GB) in 2020.” - Anthony Rogers
Skitter Scatter (USA) | Image courtesy of Emma Berry
2). Video: Calyx (GB) retired to Coolmore Stud, Ireland for the 2020 breeding season. Hermine Bastide shares her thoughts about the son of Kingman (GB).
Watch: Calyx (GB) retired to Coolmore Stud
3). Feature: Kevin Blake examines how the European freshman sires of 2019 fared on the racecourse.
"The star of the show amongst the new sires in 2019 was unquestionably Darley’s Night Of Thunder (Ire). That is unlikely to come as a surprise to anyone that was following the fortunes of last year’s first-season sires, but just how impressive the performance of his first runners was cannot be overstated." - Kevin Blake
Night Of Thunder (Ire) | Image courtesy of Darley stallions
Trending In TDN America
1). Op/Ed: Clenbuterol–It Has To Be Stopped, And Now. We hear from leading American trainer Mark Casse.
"This drug is banned by every major sporting body in the world. The Olympic Committee banned it more than 20 years ago, yet it is alive and well in the Thoroughbred industry. The mind-boggling thing to me is that with all the trouble we have in our industry with breakdowns, nothing has ever been brought up about the use and impact of this drug." - Mark Casse
2). Video: After a relatively slow 2019 on the track for his progeny, Violence's (USA) fee was cut from US$40,000 to US$25,000 for 2020 by John Sikura at Hill 'N' Dale, Kentucky. He was rewarded by a full book, and a brilliant start to the season.
Watch: Violence (USA) at Hill 'N' Dale, Kentucky
3. Feature: Chris McGrath pens a tribute to Gerry Dilger who passed away last week.
"The abrupt death of Gerry Dilger, at just 61, is a savage shock to our community. He wasn’t even one of those guys you only really appreciate when they’re gone. Nobody needed the jolt of bereavement to know how indispensable was that beady Irishman among the Bluegrass cast of characters." - Chris McGrath
Gerry Dilger | Image courtesy of Fasig Tipton
