The Grey Gatsby x Tucupita
Here is something a bit special!
. The Grey Gatsby is a horse I adored when he was racing, and I have been very impressed by his progeny, who have shown themselves to be good, strong, robust and well built horses, with a tough and hardy attitude to life. It is these qualities that have led us to buy this gorgeous yearling colt from the Somerville Yearling Sale in Newmarket.
Progeny of The Grey Gatsby tend to come into their own as 3 yr olds, so this horse, being a big, scopey individual, with plenty of growing and developing still do, was always unlikely to see the racecourse as a 2 yr old. The fact that he was being offered in an early yearling sale, which is usually full of handy, speedy 2 yr old types meant that he wasn’t going to be on everyone’s radar at the sale and we think we have got a bit of a bargain. As you can tell, we are looking at him as the perfect candidate for Junior Bumpers and juvenile hurdles as a three year old.
After arriving from the sales in Newmarket in September 2023 he had a few weeks education with Jason Maguire at Ivy Lodge Farm, before being gelded and turned away for the winter.He came back in from the field and had six weeks of further education and has been inducted into a system that Jason and I have developed over the years to maximise the potential of these young horses when they reach the race track. Their initial grounding is so important and we have had great results managing our young stock in this way, with several of our graduates gaining black type in their first seasons.
The Grey Gatsby x Tucupita
This horse had several months in training in 2024 giving him a superb introduction to his future life as a racehorse before being turned away again to mature and strengthen. he has been with Olly Murphy since August, and as is his way with a horse of this quality, Olly has brought him on slowly, allowing him to develop as he learns his trade.
He is now nearing a run - and his latest piece of work on an away day gallop, was very impressive! he is a wonderful mover, with a big raking stride. As you can see from the video of his work below, he moves effortlessly and really covers the ground! he looks to have a very bright future!
This was his first sight of an obstacle in front of him - it is fair to say he is a natural - he simply loves jumping!,
This is the perfect opportunity to get involved in a young horse, by a very exciting young stallion, that looks ideally suited to the programme that we have in place for him.
He is available in 10% shares, priced at £5,200 each.
Capital cost of each share will increase by £300/month on the 1st of each month to cover the training costs of each shareholding.
Monthly fees are set at £300 per month per 10% share (all inc)
Call me on 07909 518902 or email nickbrownracing@gmail.com
