Craven Confidential: Breeze-Up Strategy & Roderic Kavanagh on Vandeek, the Pinhook of a Lifetime

Vandeek was a 42,000-guinea yearling. Four months later, he breezed into Tattersalls and sold for 625,000. Then he won two Group 1s. This is his story — and a deep dive into the sale that launched him.
In this Final Furlong special, we preview Europe’s most elite two-year-old sale: the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up at Newmarket.
🧠 First, we go behind the scenes with Roderic Kavanagh of Glending Stables, the man who pinhooked Vandeek. He takes us inside the prep process, what made the colt so special, and how to spot a six-figure breeze-up horse hiding in a five-figure yearling.
This episode is for racing fans, industry insiders, and anyone who wants to understand the high-stakes world of sales, speed, and strategy.
🎬 Then, Jason Singh, Associate Director of Marketing at Tattersalls, joins us to break down the sale’s standout lots, its incredible record of Group 1 winners — including Native Trail, Cachet, Believing — and the looming impact of Trump’s new tariffs on US buyers.

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