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Date Course
Conditions
Race
Jockey Weight
ORClass
Date
Sale
Consignor
Purchaser
Price
Nov 2016
Ascot November Sale (Tattersalls Ascot)
Redlynch Racehorse Training (H. Froud)
Purchaser: Tom Malone
£600
Lots Sold: 105
Prices
Avg: £4,727
Median: £2,500
Maximum: £40,000
Sep 2015
September Hit Sales (Goffs UK)
Rosewell House Stables
Purchaser: Bobby O'Ryan/Hugo Froud
£12,000
Lots Sold: 282
Prices
Avg: £9,744
Median: £5,900
Maximum: £78,000
Oct 2012
Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))
Copper Beech Stables, Ireland (M. Halford)
Purchaser: Bobby O'Ryan
£47,000
Lots Sold: 909
Prices
Avg: £22,839
Median: £11,000
Maximum: £370,000
Reports in which Defining Year (IRE) was mentioned
Mark Walsh registered a quick double in the JP McManus colours at Kilbeggan when the John Kiely-trained Portmore Lough ran out a game winner of the two-mile maiden hurdle.
Fri 21st Aug
Beckwith Star produced a gutsy front-running performance to repeat last year's success in the Easyfix Rubber Products Handicap Hurdle at Galway.
Mon 27th Jul
The 115,000 euro Topaz Mile Handicap is the highlight on day two of the Galway Festival on Tuesday and the draw is dominating the thoughts of trainers.
Tue 29th Jul
Many trainers switch horses between codes to good effect and the back from hurdling Defining Year (polytrack debut) travelled like a dream, last of the four runners, before swooping to triumph in the concluding Save Greyhound Racing At Wimbledon Race. The win was bringing up a double for Pat Smullen at Dundalk following his earlier success on Strategic Heights.
Fri 14th Feb
Izzi Top landed her first Group One victory as she ran out an impressive winner of the Barclays Bank Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes at the CurraghSun 01st Jul
It remains one of life's minor mysteries how Famous Name has never won beyond Group 3 company but the Dermot Weld trained seven year old landed his tenth such success and his 17th in total, taking the Friarstown Stud International Stakes at The Curragh today for the third time.
Sun 01st Jul
The feature race at Limerick this evening the Listed Martin Molony Stakes over 1m 3f went to the David Wachman trained, Wayne Lordan ridden Tannery at the odds of 11/1.
Fri 22nd Jun
Sharestan won in Listed company for the first time when Niall McCullagh drove him to victory in the feature Coolmore Stud China Ire.Friendship Silver Stakes at the CurraghSun 10th Jun
The feature race at the Curragh this afternoon, the Listed Coolmore Stud China Ireland Friendship Silver Stakes went to the John Oxx trained, Niall McCullagh ridden Sharestan.
Sun 10th Jun
Zaminast proved to be a more than able deputy for her non-running stablemate Famous Name as she took the Listed Trigo Stakes at Leopardstown with Pat Smullen in the plate.
Sun 30th Oct
Look At Me won for the first time since her debut over a year ago as she led all the way to land the feature corkracecourse.ie Navigation Stakes at CorkSat 15th Oct
St Nicholas Abbey proved a disappointment on his return from a long lay-off as Unaccompanied took the geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes at the CurraghSun 03rd Apr
The 1,000 Guineas at either Newmarket or Longchamp is next on the agenda for Sing Softly after a convincing success in the Listed Loughbrown Stakes at the Curragh.
Sun 03rd Apr
He beat the unlucky-in-running Treasure Beach (third in the Group 2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot earlier in the day behind the most impressive Frankel) at Listowel but there was no disputing Pirateer's authority in the I.T.B.A. (South East Region) European Breeders Fund Nursery at Gowran today.
Sat 25th Sep
Sword Fish speared the most valuable prize on the third day of the Listowel Festival when winning the Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle in the colours of JP McManusTue 14th Sep
Michael Halford's outfit struck with the well-backed Queenie Keen yesterday and they were responsible for another well-backed winner when Defining Year (as big as 10/1 in the morning into 7/2 co-fav) won on outing number two, under Gary Carroll (now one off Ben Curtis as he bids to retain the apprentice title) in the Jet O'Carroll Memorial Median Auction Maiden at Listowel.
Tue 14th Sep
Defining Year is fancied to step up on a promising debut at the Curragh last month, and has been backed from 10/1 in to half those odds with both Paddy Power and Ladbrokes for the opening 7f auction maiden.
Tue 14th Sep
After race at Curragh Sun, 20th Mar, 2011 (1st)
I'm delighted to win that as I was mad keen on Squibs,. He travelled well through the ground and has strengthened up over the winter. We'll go for a Guineas trial with him.
M Halford
After race at Listowel Tue, 14th Sep, 2010 (1st)
He had a great first run at the Curragh and he loved the step-up in trip. Ours usually come on from their first run and he is still very raw and he has loads of scope.
M Halford