Sires and sale among the sparkling stories as Punchestown brings down the jumps season curtain

Aisling Crowe with a look at some of the bloodstock angles to emerge from the Punchestown festival

Yeats poses with Castlehyde staff to celebrate his first sire's title

Yeats with Castlehyde StaffCredit: Colin Kenny

Yeats writes more history

Yeats' achievement in emulating Coolmore predecessors Flemensfirth and Supreme Leader as dual champion sires adds to the rich history of the organisation's National Hunt division.

As in the previous season, the race to the title was between four-time Gold Cup hero Yeats and the late Coolmore sire Fame And Glory, who also enjoyed success in Royal Ascot's showpiece event.

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Aisling CroweBloodstock journalist

Published on 30 April 2023inBloodstock

Last updated 20:31, 30 April 2023

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