Kia Joorabchian’s big-money buys for his Amo Racing operation have grabbed the headlines at the yearling sales in recent seasons, but another investor with a football background has also been building a significant presence on the turf. For the moment at least, the blue-and-white silks of the Brighton chair, Tony Bloom, are giving their opponents the runaround.
Santorini Star, a four-year-old filly making the step up from handicaps to Group Two company in the Park Hill Stakes, was a fourth winner in six days for Bloom and his partner, Ian McAleavy, on Thursday.
