Leading Australian and international buyers ensured strong demand for yearlings by Redoute’s Choice at the 2014 Inglis Australian Easter Sale which concluded on Thursday. Twenty-two lots by the champion sire sold for an average price of $380,909, and a median price of $355,000, with eleven yearlings knocked down for $400,000… Read More »
The Watson family of Mill Park Stud extended their outstanding record as vendors of yearlings by Starcraft when they sold his daughter from Dane Belltar for $650,000 on the final day of the Inglis Australian Easter Sale. That figure is a new benchmark for Starcraft and was paid by David… Read More »
Arrowfield graduate Bachman delivered an important result for his sire All American by winning the opening event at Rosehill on Golden Slipper day, the $150,000 The Schweppervescence 1400m G3. The Arrowfield roster is responsible for three of the past four winners of this race, registered as the T.L. Baillieu Handicap:… Read More »
Snitzel’s daughter Oakleigh Girl put up a fine effort to finish sixth in Saturday’s ATC Golden Slipper G1 at Rosehill, but the race produced even better news for Arrowfield’s dominant young sire. Firstly, the winner Mossfun is the first runner, the first winner, the first stakeswinner and now the first… Read More »
Arrowfield’s promising young sire All American recorded his fourth winner when Lady Trickster scored by 2.5 lengths over 900 metres at Sandown on Wednesday. It was the filly’s second start, after running third on debut to Golden Slipper runner Eloping in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush at Bendigo last month…. Read More »
Six Golden Slipper winners are only part of the record that each year attracts new and returning buyers to the Big Barn at the Inglis Easter Sale. Forensics (2007), Miss Finland (2006), Belle du Jour (2000), Catbird (1999), Flying Spur (1995) & Danzero (1994) were all bred and/or sold by… Read More »
Near the historic Big Barn at the Inglis Newmarket Stable in Sydney on Wednesday morning, the Arrowfield hospitality marquee is open for business, after a week of building & furnishing, installation, cleaning & poster-hanging. Best of all, barista Adrian Capra has cranked up the coffee machine that will fuel Arrowfield… Read More »
Graduates of Arrowfield’s “Class of 2013” are rapidly making their mark on Australian and international racing. Saturday’s results from Australia and South Africa featured Group successes by Snitzel’s son Time For War (ATC Pago Pago S. G2) and Redoute’s Choice’s daughter Majmu (Turffontein Pretty Polly S. G3). They join Oakleigh… Read More »
2YO Arrowfield graduate Time For War became the 21st stakeswinner for Australia’s current leading sire Snitzel when he won the $175,000 ATC Pago Pago S. G2 at Rosehill on Saturday. He is the second son of Snitzel to win the race after Salade in 2011; they are among Snitzel’s 10… Read More »
Sending Lovely Jubly to Charge Forward was a classic best-to-the-best strategy by owner-breeders Joan & Edwina Throsby and it has certainly paid off. The talented result of that Group 1 match is 2YO filly London Lolly who won Saturday’s $115,000 SAJC Breeders’ S. 1200m G3 with a professional performance that… Read More »
The Robert Smerdon-trained filly Every Faith is the 22nd stakeswinner for her sire Not A Single Doubt after winning Saturday’s $80,000 SAJC Laelia S. 1600m LR. Bred in New Zealand by Gene Tsoi (also owner-breeder of Group 1-winning filly King’s Rose), Every Faith was a $28,000 purchase from Brooklyn Lodge… Read More »
Snitzel’s Arrowfield-bred son Amorino added a third Listed Race victory to his record at Ascot in Perth on Saturday, after a successful protest by jockey William Pike and trainer Grant Williams. Given topweight of 59kg, the 4YO gelding started favourite in the $100,000 WATC Grandstand Cup 1500m LR, his first… Read More »
The Gerald Ryan stable gave Arrowfield’s first season sire All American his third winner when Bachman scored convincingly over 1300 metres at Warwick Farm on Thursday. The 2YO colt jumped well from gate 5, but Nash Rawiller settled him well off the pace until the field rolled around the turn… Read More »
It’s A Dundeel is all systems go for what promises to be a highlight of the BMW Autumn Carnival, Saturday’s $500,000 ATC Ranvet S. G1 over 2000 metres at Rosehill. That’s the clear message from the latest video in his online Diary, following his Autumn campaign through to the ATC… Read More »
A warm and beautiful series of photographs by Bronwen Healy celebrates Lankan Rupee’s new status as the top sprinter in the world so far this year, with a rating of 121 on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings released last week by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. Lankan Rupee’s… Read More »
Qawaasem became the latest 2YO Arrowfield graduate to win on debut this season when she scored at Turffontein on Saturday. The daughter of Charge Forward and Ribe (by Danehill) won the 1450-metre Turffontein Maiden 2YO Fillies Plate by 2.75 lengths. Bought for $240,000 from Arrowfield’s 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Sale… Read More »
For the past five weekends Redoute’s Choice has been matching strides with his son Snitzel, as they’ve compiled 14 Group & Listed stakes wins between them since 8 February. This family rivalry took a new turn on Saturday at Randwick when Not A Single Doubt’s 3YO daughter Villa Verde stepped… Read More »
The Redoute’s Choice versus Snitzel rivalry has had plenty of attention over the past five weekends, but on Saturday at Randwick it was Not A Single Doubt’s turn to step into the Autumn limelight. His 3YO daughter Villa Verde could not have been more impressive as she stormed to victory… Read More »
First season sire Manhattan Rain posted his first stakes performer on Saturday in Perth when 2YO colt Chengdu was a close second in the $100,000 Perth S. 1100m LR. The son of Two Beauties (by Red Ransom) was a $140,000 purchase from breeder Newhaven Park by Gai Waterhouse & James… Read More »
London Lolly gave both her sire and dam a milestone success with her powerful, all-the-way victory in the $120,000 MVRC St Albans S. 1200m LR on Friday evening. The 2YO filly is the 13th stakeswinner for her sire Charge Forward, and the first stakeswinner, among six winning progeny, for her… Read More »
