Havana’s easy four-length victory at Canterbury on Wednesday was more than usually satisfying for his co-breeder Paul Favretto and fellow owners including Arrowfield and Blue Sky Thoroughbreds. The handsome 3YO son of Starcraft showed his trainer Paul Messara abundant early ability and was third in the ATC Todman S. G2… Read More »
Champion unbeaten mare Zarkava safely foaled a colt by champion sire Redoute’s Choice on Monday morning at the Aga Khan’s Haras de Bonneval in France. The colt is described by Georges Rimaud, manager of the Aga Khan Studs in France as “a very elegant foal that is correct and strong.”… Read More »
While Fiorente was busy earning accolades in Melbourne with his stunning VRC Australian Cup G1 victory, his dam Desert Bloom was being courted by a champion Australian sire in France. The unraced daughter of Pilsudski and Desert Beauty (by Green Desert) was served at the weekend by Redoute’s Choice, who… Read More »
Lankan Rupee shrugged his high-class rivals aside at Flemington on Saturday to become the first horse since Weekend Hussler in 2008 to complete the difficult Group 1 Oakleigh Plate-Newmarket Handicap double. Like Weekend Hussler, the Teeley Assets home-bred 4YO was foaled and raised at Arrowfield. He is also the 7th… Read More »
Melbourne breeder Robert Anderson had a big say in Redoute’s Choice’s outstanding weekend, thanks to a Group winner at Flemington and a juvenile stakeswinner in South Africa. Robert and his wife Deborah bred & race Bonaria (Redoute’s Choice-Decidity by Last Tycoon), who carried topweight of 58.5kg to victory in Saturday’s… Read More »
Lankan Rupee shrugged his high-class rivals aside at Flemington on Saturday to become the first horse since Weekend Hussler in 2008 to complete the difficult Group 1 Oakleigh Plate-Newmarket Handicap double. Like Weekend Hussler, the Teeley Assets home-bred 4YO was foaled and raised at Arrowfield. He is also the 7th… Read More »
The names of Snitzel’s best progeny sum up his current status among Australian sires: he’s sizzling, he’s flying and he is most definitely hot. The temperature rose again today when his magnificent son Shamus Award became the first horse to win both the MVRC W.S. Cox Plate G1 and the… Read More »
“A very impressive start to his campaign…and a good enough reason to celebrate today!” That was the response of Michael Pitt, co-breeder of Not Listenin’tome, four-length winner of the $125,000 MRC Zeditave S. 1200m G3 at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon. Jockey James McDonald was equally impressed. “He’s one out of… Read More »
An emphatic trial win at Randwick on Monday morning indicates that 5-time Group 1 winner It’s A Dundeel is on track for a successful Autumn campaign. Wearing the Arrowfield colours for the first time, It’s A Dundeel settled fifth behind the strong pace set by Equator and when James McDonald… Read More »
Two quality daughters of Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt made a classy quinella in Saturday’s $175,000 ATC Light Fingers S. 1200m G2. Arrowfield graduate Sweet Idea (by Snitzel) delivered a typically professional performance to win the race by three-quarters of a length from a fast-closing Gypsy Diamond (by Not… Read More »
Lankan Rupee’s dominant victory in the $400,000 MRC Oakleigh Plate 1100m G1 at Caulfield gave Arrowfield’s supersire Redoute’s Choice his 24th Group 1 winner, and the second of three Group wins on a memorable day of high-class racing in Melbourne and Sydney. A little earlier, at Randwick, the David Payne-trained… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud graduate Stepitup has won the 2013 Singapore Champion 3YO Award presented at a gala event on Thursday evening. Stepitup was purchased for $90,000 by Cliff Brown from the Arrowfield draft at the 2011 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale. He won five of his 8 starts in 2013 including all… Read More »
Interest in Starcraft’s 21 yearlings at the upcoming Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale has been sharpened by a trio of smart fillies from his 2010 crop. On Thursday at Bendigo, Leia (ex Gibraltar Campion by Rock of Gibraltar) finished strongly over 1000 metres for her second win in four starts from… Read More »
A little over two years after she made her debut at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day in 2011, Snitzel’s superstar Arrowfield-bred daughter Snitzerland crowned her career with Group 1 success in today’s $500,000 VRC Black Caviar Lightning S. 1000m G1. Perhaps the best description of her performance is supplied by… Read More »
Popular Cranbourne trainer Stephen Theodore expressed his jubilation after his stable’s latest big win very simply on Twitter: “road trippin, road trippin, road trippin…” And Road Trippin’ it was who made the trip to Hobart to claim the lion’s share of the $100,000 prizemoney offered for this evening’s TRC Thomas… Read More »
Arrowfield graduate Gold Force was a handsome debut winner of Wednesday’s $250,000 MRC Inglis 2YO Premier S.1200m (R) LR at Mornington for his Western Australian owners Rob Mitchell, Nick Giorgetta, Geoff Evans & Wayne Forrest and trainers Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes. The son of Flying Spur gathered speed quickly… Read More »
When trainer Murray Baker says, “Dundeel’s the best horse I’ve trained by quite a bit,” he is making a big statement. It’s part of the story told in words, images & videos on It’s A Dundeel’s website: www.therealdeel.com.au, which has gone live on Tuesday morning, just as the horse himself… Read More »
Leading Melbourne trainers Peter Moody and Mick Price produced a pair of talented 4YOs to give champion sire Redoute’s Choice a valuable Group race double at Caulfield in Melbourne today. The Teeley Assets home-bred Lankan Rupee (ex Estelle Collection by Zabeel) made it look easy in the $175,000 MRC Rubiton… Read More »
Arrowfield graduate Amorino became the 19th stakeswinner for Australia’s current leading sire Snitzel when he sped to victory in today’s $100,000 WATC Cyril Flower S. 1200m LR. Bred by Arrowfield in partnership with Jungle Pocket Pty Ltd, Amorino is out of Steal My Love (by Marauding), a half-sister to dual… Read More »
Arrowfield graduate Almighty Charge played an exciting part in trainer Gai Waterhouse’s four-win day at Randwick on Saturday, by leading all the way to to score his second consecutive 1400-metre victory in city company. Jockey Tim Clark said, “I thought Almighty Charge would lead on paper and I was hoping… Read More »
