Cover image courtesy of Trish Dunell
1. Best value stallion in the country?
So You Think (NZ) of the proven brigade. St Mark's Basilica (Fr) if he franks his Northern Hemisphere first crop results.
So You Think (NZ) | Standing at Coolmore Stud
2. Most exciting new stallion for 2025?
Auguste Rodin (Ire) at Windsor Park Stud.
Auguste Rodin (Ire) | Standing at Windsor Park Stud
3. Breeding more, less, or the same as last year?
One less than three last year. We lost a mare in foal due to injury.
4. Best breeder in the country?
Sir Owen Glenn's Go Bloodstock Australia. Another G1 at the weekend with Transatlantic.
Sir Owen Glenn | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
5. Best judge of a weanling/yearling?
The Paul Moroney Bloodstock-Catheryne Bruggeman combination, of course!
Catheryne Bruggeman and Paul Moroney | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
6. Best pound-for-pound trainer?
Glen Thompson has a point to prove and an impressive strike rate of stakes performances from just a handful of runners at Group and stakes level.
Glen Thompson | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
7. Most talented young person you’ve come across recently?
An Irish sales leader called Adam Purcell. Love his affinity with young horses, enthusiasm, and willing nature.
8. Redistribute prize money across races, or happy as is?
Redistribute across the board.
9. Tariff on imported horses - great idea or misguided protectionism?
Misguided.
10. Your best mate in the business?
Catheryne Bruggeman. Couldn't do it without her.
Catheryne Bruggeman | Image courtesy of Dane McLeod
