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James Thomas

Sales editor and senior bloodstock writer

James’s articles

A great white hope for the Montjeu line and an embarrassment of broodmare riches - five things we learned from Ballydoyle’s Curragh work morning

A great white hope for the Montjeu line and an embarrassment of broodmare riches - five things we learned from Ballydoyle’s Curragh work morning

Good Morning Bloodstock

Why the data points to an under-the-radar name launching a successful first-season sire mission

Why the data points to an under-the-radar name launching a successful first-season sire mission

‘Why am I not running these on the Flat?’ - Constitution Hill siblings to follow in transformed star’s footsteps

‘Why am I not running these on the Flat?’ - Constitution Hill siblings to follow in transformed star’s footsteps

‘One has to right the wrongs of the past’ - seven-figure landmark for the stud farm pushing for grassroots empowerment

‘One has to right the wrongs of the past’ - seven-figure landmark for the stud farm pushing for grassroots empowerment

Good Morning Bloodstock

‘Enough is enough’ - Marnane sticking to his guns despite ‘cuckoo’ breeze-up market concerns

‘Enough is enough’ - Marnane sticking to his guns despite ‘cuckoo’ breeze-up market concerns

Cover stories: find out which stallions the dams of last year's stars are visiting in 2026

Cover stories: find out which stallions the dams of last year's stars are visiting in 2026

‘He’ll either kill himself or he’ll kill me!’ - how unlikely Cheltenham hero Home By The Lee went from young hooligan to top of the class

‘He’ll either kill himself or he’ll kill me!’ - how unlikely Cheltenham hero Home By The Lee went from young hooligan to top of the class

Cheltenham Festival

Cheltenham talking points: the buyers, sires and sources of talent that shaped this year's festival

Cheltenham talking points: the buyers, sires and sources of talent that shaped this year's festival

‘The wives are the owners but the husbands pay the bills!’ - why the Walsh family had more than one good reason to cheer on Gaelic Warrior

‘The wives are the owners but the husbands pay the bills!’ - why the Walsh family had more than one good reason to cheer on Gaelic Warrior

‘We put in the foundation, they put on the finishing touches’ - Costello and Mullins at it again as King Rasko Grey lives up to €250,000 price tag

‘We put in the foundation, they put on the finishing touches’ - Costello and Mullins at it again as King Rasko Grey lives up to €250,000 price tag

Cheltenham Festival

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