Poet’s Word had a great weekend last weekend recording two 4yo Point-to-Point winners in Monksgrange and one in Oldcastle. 1st of the three winners was a Wordfromhome who took Division 1 of the Geldings Maiden at Monksgrange ridden by Jamie Scallan for Sean Thomas Doyle and the Monbeg Partnership. Bred by Mary & Ewan Johnston … Read more
True To My Word but POET’S WORD won the four year old Mares Maiden at Castlelands Point to Point yesterday for handler Garrett Murphy. Ridden but Shane O’Rourke for the Turbine Syndicate and local Breeder John Farrell. The mare is a grad of the Tattersalls July Sale. Congratulations to all connections.
Le Labo is the 2nd consecutive winner for the late MOUNT NELSON of the Grade Three BAR 1 Betting Novice Hurdle at Naas. On Sunday (March 8th) the Joseph O’Brien trained gelding shone under a great ride by John Gleeson for Joint Owner J. Palmer and the other Joint Owners and Breeders Claire & Brian … Read more
POET’S WORD sired 2 4yo Point to Point winners on Sunday last at Larkhill. The 1st leg of the double was won by Seven Kites, who won the Maiden over 3m. Ridden by Sean O’Connor and Trained and Owned by Tom Lacey the gelding was bred by Paddy & Louis Kennedy of Mountainview Stud. He’s … Read more
Pictured at 3 weeks old is the first foal born by Boardsmill Stud resident ARREST. The colt foal out of Listed Chase winner Daphne Moon was bred by Paddy and Louis Kennedy’s Mountainview Stud. ARREST covered a book of 165 mares in his first season at stud.
SUMBAL‘s 1st 4YO runner from his 1st Irish bred crop finished a creditable 2nd on Saturday last in the Dennison Commercials sponsored 4YO maiden at Kirkistown point to point. Owned and Trained by Warren Ewing, the imposing INTENSE APPEAL jumped impeccably throughout and finished a gallant runner up to the Mick Goff trained Kanzler. The winner, … Read more
POET’S WORD’s first 4YO point to point runner, TAURUS BAY (bred by Caroline Berry) ran out an impressive winner of the Goffs sponsored 4YO maiden at Comea point to point in Tipperary on Sunday. Held up in rear until 3 fences from home, Jack Hendrick made a sweeping move on the winner on the outside … Read more
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Sumbal has proved popular with breeders since arriving at Boardsmill in 2021. He has covered over 100 mares in each of his 1st 3 seasons here and covered 80 mares in 2024. His first Boardsmill bred crop are currently 2yo’s and will feature at next year’s store sales. Buyers of his foals to date include … Read more
Poet’s Word has made an exceptional start at stud with his early runners. He has sired 80% winners to runners to date which is the highest % amongst all sires retired to stud in 2019. From his first UK conceived crop of just 21 foals, he has sired 9 individual winners and 2 placed horses … Read more
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