Cartier Awards: John Oxx a superb ambassador for horse racing
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
John Oxx's selection as this year's winner of the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit was unanimously applauded.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
John Oxx's selection as this year's winner of the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit was unanimously applauded.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
JOHN OXX and Mick Kinane have enjoyed an unparalleled year through the exploits of Sea The Stars, so Rayeni would be an appropriate big-race winner on the final day of the turf Flat season at Leopardstown this afternoon.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
The deal will see the Hong Kong-based Tsui family retain ownership of the brilliant colt, who, under John Oxx, was unbeaten in six Group Ones this season, culminating in a breathtaking triumph in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp earlier this month.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
John Oxx is delighted Sea The Stars will stay in Ireland as he heads off to the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.
icWales (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
JOHN OXX expects Sea The Stars to head to his new home in the next few days after it was confirmed that the brilliant colt will stand at the Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Sea The Stars is to stand at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare Ireland not far from where he was trained.
Carl Harris' Racing Diary (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
The cameras visited John Oxx's stables to see Sea The Stars as he retires a champion. http://short.ie/rk9i27
Layform.com Lay to Lose Service (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
The cameras visited John Oxx's stables to see Sea The Stars as he retires a champion. http://short.ie/rk9i27
Racing Diary (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
The cameras visited John Oxx's stables to see Sea The Stars as he retires a champion.
France24 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Legendary Irish racehorse Sea The Stars was named horse of the year here on Tuesday at the Cartier Awards. Sea The Stars - who won an historic treble of the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as well as three other Group One races this season - also scooped the three-year-old accolade. John Oxx trainer of Sea The Stars - who has since been retired to stud at the...
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
He appears straightforward and can follow up for Keith Mercer. Trainer James Hetherton has been very patient with the Sadler's Wells gelding and said after the victory at the northern track: "He is beautifully bred and when he was with John Oxx they were talking in terms of the Derby. He wasn't bred to be winning maiden hurdles at Newcastle but he needed a bit of confidence."
Racing Diary (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
... Barizan (13:55) with the young hurdler having won five of his six races since being acquired from John Oxx. Although this is his biggest test to date it is one he should be up to, certainly if he is to fulfil the ambitions set out by his trainer. One of the best bets on the card in my view. 13:20 Petitfour, Win This has cut up badly and is a bit of a no contest as a betting medium. Petitfour...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
... up?A line through Twice Over, who will now be aimed at the Dubai World Cup, suggests a match with John Oxx’s colt would have been some spectacle.Winning jockey Smith certainly felt that Zenyatta could have produced more.He said: ‘The length of her stride and style of running is incredible. I believe if there Storming to victory: Zenyatta, ridden by Mike Smith, sails to victoryhad been another...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
... be in the market for high-quality brood mares in order to expand their own bloodstock interests. John Oxx, who trained Sea The Stars to win six Group Ones, expects the horse to head to his new home in the next few days. "They were never going to sell Sea The Stars," he said. "I am delighted that his stallion career will be based in Ireland. "The sooner we can get him...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - Wonder colt Sea The Stars is to stand at the Aga Khan's stud in County Kildare.Trained by John Oxx, Sea The Stars won his six starts this season, all in Group One company.Victories included the Epsom Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, boosting massively his potential value as a stallion.Sea The Stars is owned by 28-year-old Hong Kong businessman Christopher Tsui.His...