Golden Sword leads home Masterofthehorse, who has also left Ballydoyle PICTURE: Edward Whitaker/racingpostpix.com
Frozen Fire and Golden Sword join Mike De Kock
FROZEN FIRE, winner of last year's Irish Derby, and Golden Sword, fifth behind Sea The Stars in this season's Epsom equivalent, have left Aidan O'Brien and will be joining Mike De Kock's growing team in Newmarket.
No details of their purchase were available on Monday, as the deal to buy them has only just been finalised, but Juan Nel, assistant to De Kock, confirmed that the two colts would be housed at the South African trainer's Abington Place base on the Bury Road and eventually raced in Dubai.
Nel said: "I know absolutely nothing aboutthe background to the purchases, but I can confirm that they will be joining Mike and I am assuming, from what I've heard, that they'll be coming here to Newmarket to be trained."
Frozen Fire: disappointing in 2009
PICTURE: Mark CranhamFrozen Fire has been disappointing this year, finishing a well-beaten seventh behind Conduit on his latest start in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, while Golden Storm, runner-up to O'Brien's Fame And Glory in the Irish Derby after his Epsom effort, came home fifth in the same Ascot event.
| Year of purchase | Horse name | Significant performances under O'Brien | Significantperformances under De Kock |
| 2006 | Mullins Bay | won G3 Strensall Stakes | 3rd G2 Godolphin Mile |
| 2007 | Admiralofthefleet | won G2 Royal Lodge/ G3 Dee | 4th G1 Secretariat (US) |
| Archipenko | won G2 Leops Derby Trial; last Derby | won G1 QEII Cup (HK)/G2 Summer Mile (Ascot); 2nd G1 Arlington Million; 3rd G1 Duty Free (Dubai) | |
| Brave Tin Soldier | won Curragh Listed | won Nad Al Sheba hcap | |
| Eagle Mountain | 2nd Derby/ Champion Stakes | won G1 HK Cup; 2nd Breeders’ Cup Turf | |
| 2008 | Kingdom Of Naples | won Navan maiden | no runs |
| King Of Rome | won G2 (twice) Leops; 12th in Derby | 3rd G2 Nad Al Sheba | |
| Macarthur | won G2 Hardwicke; 3rd G1 Coro Cup | 14th Sheema Classic (Dubai) | |
| Trinity College | won minor races at Cork/ Fairyhouse | unplaced (twice) at Nad Al Sheba | |
| Zulu Chief | won Naas maiden; 3rd G2 Curragh | no runs |
NB. Also trains Front House (won G2 Dubai City of Gold), part-owned by Sue Magnier
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