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Elwick Stud is delighted to reflect on a highly successful fortnight at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 and 2, where several of the Stud’s homebred yearlings achieved great results in the ring. Each horse shows the dedication, care, and expertise that underpins the Stud’s 2025 breeding programme over the past year. This season all yearlings have been consigned and prepared by Harry Dutfield and his team.

From Foaling to Racing and Retirement at Elwick Stud

At Elwick Stud, the care and development of our thoroughbreds follow a meticulously planned annual routine, aligned with both the natural breeding cycles of horses and the global racing calendar. Our goal is to prepare horses for their careers on the track and in breeding,while ensuring they receive appropriate care at every stage of their development. Below is an outline of a typical year here at Elwick Stud.

As the 2024 Royal Ascot meeting draws to a close let's look back over this week's news

Iron Lion (GB) and Lava Stream (IRE)'s success at Goodwood and Haydock Park demonstrates Elwick Stud's excellence in breeding equine athletes.

The Peter Pan of horse racing, Lord Glitters, has been retired. He has had an unbelievable career and has captured the hearts of many racing fans around the world. He has allowed the family to experience racing at the highest level and delivered at the biggest racing events around the world, fulfilling Geoff’s dream of a Royal Ascot winner. Special thanks go to David, Danny, Jason, Matt, Irfan and all the team at O’Meara Racing for doing such a wonderful job with him. He is very much a part of the legacy left by Geoff and will live out his days as a legend here at Elwick Stud. Read more here - https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/hugely-popular-lord-glitters-retired-at-the-age-of-nine-following-stellar-career/566882?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=RP%20-%20News&utm_content=Lord%20Glitters&utm_term=Null

Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up 2022

Originally posted by Andrew Dietz for the Racing Post - 11/02/2022

By James Thomas, Sales correspondent for the Racing Post.