Norris Bloodstock

Well, I have to admit, 2016 has been quite a whirlwind and that’s before we even start to think about Brexit and Donald Trump. In our own small corner of the world, we rushed home from last year’s December Sales to start packing up our home at Clairemont Stud to move on to pastures new. Those pastures at Granham Farm have given us the most wonderful start to our new business and Jenny and I couldn’t be happier with our first year consigning under our own banner as Norris Bloo

After the excitement of witnessing Dancing Rain win the Oaks at Epsom and in Germany, it was really special to hear that another of our graduates, Karar, has been supplemented to run in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Longchamp on Sunday. Of course there have been plenty of people involved in Karar along the way. He was bred by James and Anita Wigan and we bought him from them at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale for 55,000gns. As ever, Jenny worked her magic on him along