It was claimed during proceedings in the Barne Estate case by John Stokes, the estate agent handling the sale of the 751-acre Co Tipperary property, that, on September 29, 2023, when a deal with John Magnier appeared to be wavering, he received a call from the Coolmore boss threatening to sue the vendors in a legal case that might “cost millions and go on for years”. Stokes said, court records show, that he took a close note of the conversation. Magnier, he claimed from the witness stand, told him that the bloodstock billionaire “got no pleasure from saying that” and…

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