Kia Joorabchian’s £3.78m ‘early strike’ for colt shows big bloodstock ambition

Amo Racing founder beats Coolmore to Lot 15 by FrankelFootball agent aims to compete with richest operationsThe first seven-figure buy arrived within an hour on the opening day of the elite Book 1 sale at Tattersalls auction, and so too an early contender for the most tongue-in-cheek remark of the week. “An early strike,” said Kia Joorabchian, football super-agent and founder of the Amo Racing operation, after splashing 3.6m gns (£3.78m) on Lot 15, a bay colt by Frankel. “Hopefully, no more.”Joorabchian left last year’s Book 1 around £25m lighter in his wallet, but with 25 new yearling recruits as additional ammo for Amo. He has made no secret of his ambition to buy in at the top table of global Flat racing, and challenge the old money of John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud operation and the sovereign wealth of Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin, so he was never likely to stop at a single purchase this time around. Continue reading...

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