Our Points of Difference
Horsemanship at the Core
True horsemanship sits at the heart of our business.
Every member of our team has spent years working hands-on with horses: foaling down mares, raising young stock, preparing yearlings, educating 2YOs, riding trackwork, strapping winners, and observing horses daily.
This depth of practical experience cannot be taught in a classroom. It’s built through decades of care, repetition, passion, respect, and feeling which guides our decisions from the ground up.
Every member of our team has spent years working hands-on with horses: foaling down mares, raising young stock, preparing yearlings, educating 2YOs, riding trackwork, strapping winners, and observing horses daily.
This depth of practical experience cannot be taught in a classroom. It’s built through decades of care, repetition, passion, respect, and feeling which guides our decisions from the ground up.
International Expertise
Astute Bloodstock offers a genuinely global approach to bloodstock selection and management.
Before founding the business, Louis gained valuable experience with leading trainers, stud farms, and auction houses across England, France, South Africa, the USA, and Australia, building deep knowledge and a strong international network.
Rebecca brings further expertise from New Zealand, France, and Australia.
Will is a graduate of the Irish National Stud and has worked with Goffs Ireland, Inglis, and in the Hunter Valley.
In 2025 alone, we have sourced horses from Australia, France, Ireland, and New Zealand.
The more we travel, the more we learn, and the more value we deliver to our clients.
Before founding the business, Louis gained valuable experience with leading trainers, stud farms, and auction houses across England, France, South Africa, the USA, and Australia, building deep knowledge and a strong international network.
Rebecca brings further expertise from New Zealand, France, and Australia.
Will is a graduate of the Irish National Stud and has worked with Goffs Ireland, Inglis, and in the Hunter Valley.
In 2025 alone, we have sourced horses from Australia, France, Ireland, and New Zealand.
The more we travel, the more we learn, and the more value we deliver to our clients.
Independent & Transparent
Astute Bloodstock operates with complete independence, free from any stud farm, trainer influence, or commercial agenda.
This principle is rooted in Louis’s upbringing, and it drives Astute today. Our loyalty is firmly with our clients, not industry alliances or auction politics, and that independence empowers us to deliver clear, objective, no-spin advice at every stage.
This principle is rooted in Louis’s upbringing, and it drives Astute today. Our loyalty is firmly with our clients, not industry alliances or auction politics, and that independence empowers us to deliver clear, objective, no-spin advice at every stage.
Quality over Quantity
Our approach is deliberately selective.
In recent years, we have averaged fewer than 20 purchases per year, prioritising genuine quality over volume. This disciplined philosophy consistently produces excellent results, without playing the “numbers game” that dominates much of the industry. We have no stables to fill or pre-raised money to spend!
Quite simply, we only buy the horses we would be proud to own ourselves.
Our Success
In recent years, we have averaged fewer than 20 purchases per year, prioritising genuine quality over volume. This disciplined philosophy consistently produces excellent results, without playing the “numbers game” that dominates much of the industry. We have no stables to fill or pre-raised money to spend!
Quite simply, we only buy the horses we would be proud to own ourselves.
Our Success
Consignment
In 2025, Astute Bloodstock launched our first mare consignment and made an immediate impact at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale. Our draft, combined with mares previously purchased by Astute, grossed $8.8 million, representing 16% of total turnover and averaging $1.7 million (over $1M above the sale average).
This strong debut lays the foundation for growing our consignment each year and helping our fillies and mares transition smoothly into broodmare careers.
Our 2025 Chairman's Sale
This strong debut lays the foundation for growing our consignment each year and helping our fillies and mares transition smoothly into broodmare careers.
Our 2025 Chairman's Sale
Our Breeding and Racing Tour de France
Every year after Royal Ascot, we organise a premium tour across Paris, Chantilly and Normandy to give our clients and friends the opportunity to discover the jewels of the French breeding and racing industry. This exceptional experience continues to receive glowing reviews year after year.
A Trip Of A Lifetime
