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James Thomas

Sales editor and senior bloodstock writer

James’s articles

‘I felt sick before he went through the ring!’ - first-time breeder bags £250,000 payday thanks to rags-to-riches mare

‘I felt sick before he went through the ring!’ - first-time breeder bags £250,000 payday thanks to rags-to-riches mare

‘All men are equal on the turf, nowhere more so than in Doncaster’ - history happening in real time at the yearling sale that cannot be ignored

‘All men are equal on the turf, nowhere more so than in Doncaster’ - history happening in real time at the yearling sale that cannot be ignored

'I’d say the tax depreciation Donald Trump brought in with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was a big factor. We need to get something like that here!'

'I’d say the tax depreciation Donald Trump brought in with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was a big factor. We need to get something like that here!'

Sales Quotes Of The Week

Clowns to the left of me, Coolmore to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle in Deauville

Clowns to the left of me, Coolmore to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle in Deauville

'The dream is always there' – Godolphin outmuscle Coolmore for €1.25 million Justify colt at Arqana August Sale

'The dream is always there' – Godolphin outmuscle Coolmore for €1.25 million Justify colt at Arqana August Sale

‘We were the clowns who sold the mare, let’s hope we’re not the clowns again’ - Scandinavia’s relation brings €4.6 million as Coolmore and Godolphin clash in Deauville

‘We were the clowns who sold the mare, let’s hope we’re not the clowns again’ - Scandinavia’s relation brings €4.6 million as Coolmore and Godolphin clash in Deauville

‘She’s the first filly for the farm’ - Acheson launches Kilnagornan Stud venture with €480,000 daughter of Sea The Stars

‘She’s the first filly for the farm’ - Acheson launches Kilnagornan Stud venture with €480,000 daughter of Sea The Stars

‘It’s a new enterprise’ – Willie Mullins joins Flat heavyweights with Arqana August Sale spree

‘It’s a new enterprise’ – Willie Mullins joins Flat heavyweights with Arqana August Sale spree

‘It’s been a long time since we bought at public auction’ – Aga Khan Studs row in behind up-and-coming sire with rare yearling sale purchase

‘It’s been a long time since we bought at public auction’ – Aga Khan Studs row in behind up-and-coming sire with rare yearling sale purchase

'A fight between Coolmore and Sheikh Mohammed is the ideal situation to sell a horse' – superpower clash sees Wootton Bassett colt bring €2.4 million

'A fight between Coolmore and Sheikh Mohammed is the ideal situation to sell a horse' – superpower clash sees Wootton Bassett colt bring €2.4 million

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