HORSE RACING
US expert gives local bloodstock market a shot in the arm
American movie star John Wayne shot from the hip — his countryman Barry Irwin is of the same ilk. Irwin, regarded as one of the world’s foremost racing and bloodstock experts, has never been afraid to express his opinion. His latest offering has provided a much-needed boost for the South African bloodstock industry. Interviewed by the Sporting Post after he attended the CTS Premier Yearling Sale in Cape Town, Irwin said: "There’s nowhere else on earth I can go and get horses of this quality for $25,000-$50,000. In the US, horses like this would cost five times that amount. There are some terrific-looking horses here," Irwin said. Breeders should repeat Irwin’s view in their adverts for SA’s top sales. His comments are a huge endorsement for the horses bred in this country. Irwin heads up the Team Valor operation and it recently reached the milestone of 10,00 winners when a horse named Blossom D’Orange won a grade3 race in Uruguay. Irwin is the owner-breeder of 2011 Kentucky Derby wi...
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