Northport, Coolmore bought a controlling Vancouver announced back in April 2015. Sounds like there could have been a bit of a bidding war for him.
Coolmore buys stake in £20 million VancouverUNBEATEN Golden Slipper winner Vancouver has become the latest high-profile acquisition by breeding giants Coolmore in a deal reported to value the Gai Waterhourse-trained two-year-old at more than A$40 million (£20.4 million).
The valuation, reported by Australia's Daily Telegraph newspaper, makes Vancouver the most expensive Golden Sipper winner ever sold for stud duties and comes just weeks after Coolmore and the China Horse Club bought into Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum's Australian Group 1-winning juvenile Pride Of Dubai.
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