FRIDAYAndrew Black played a key role in reshaping the gambling industry by co-founding the exchange website Betfair, so it should come as no surprise that he sometimes takes a different approach to breeding and rearing racehorses at his Chasemore Farm in Surrey. For example, he was ahead of the game in going to Japan to buy foals by Deep Impact …

Chasemore Farm travelled two colts to Deauville for the Arqana August Yearling Sale to join the La Motteraye consignment. Lot 104, a colt by FRANKEL out of the dual listed winner KENZADARGENT sold for a farm record of €500,000 to Amanda Skiffington for Fiona Carmichael. ‘I thought he was really like Frankel and I’ve always loved Frankel’ Skiffington told Thoroughbred …

Lot 558 Le Havre x Adjudicate sells to Shadwell for 140,000gns at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale #chasemorebredby Sophie Watmuff Sophie Watmuff grew up in Somerset, discovering horseracing through a work experience placement at Paul Nicholls Racing. She completed a two-year Diploma at Hartpury College, and travelled the world, following the sales circuit from England to Ireland, Kentucky, Australia and …