I am Sebastian Angelillo from Uruguay. Since I was a child I was always looking for ways to get into the thoroughbred industry worldwide ... My family has a small thoroughbred farm in Uruguay and I was always interested in it and trying to learn as much as possible. In my country if you are interested in the bloodstock industry the only career that we can study is Veterinary. I stu...
Osblog 13 The bloodstock breeding aspect of the thoroughbred business involves less punching of the air than other areas and it can seem like a never-ending series of calamities and setbacks at times. Happily we have our “Barzalona” moments too, and while a Group 3 at Leopardstown may be humble to some, it was fantastic to watch Yellow Rosebud make her 3yo debut a winning one. In so ...
Osblog 12 Need two blogs, so much happening. Short sentences, twitter-style. What a weekend. We know our game is full of highs and lows and life and death. Tiny gap between hero and zero. Unless you are Aidan O’Brien when it is highs and even higher. The Ballydoyle phenomenon is beyond words and is the result of the uncompromising search for excellence eve...
Osblog 11 An odd time of the year to be contemplating stallion fees but the fees drive the valuation and that decides what might be “in play” and so it is a subject which is never dormant. The recent announcements about southern hemisphere prices brings home the gradual shift in power to other places. That, and the steady rise in the international achievements of Japanese-breds raci...
Osblog 10 After much deliberation the committee of the Racing Post Yearling Bonus Scheme decided to relaunch for a fourth Scheme. The scheme was created at a time of crisis when we had the peak population of horses seeking buyers in a world in economic turmoil. The energy of the moment created an efficient and simple marketing tool which set out to retain existing customers and to try to find ne...
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