The death of emerging young sire Northern Meteor will leave a void in the Australian breeding industry that will be hard to replace, prominent racing figures said on Wednesday. Rated one of the brightest stallion prospects for many years, Northern Meteor died suddenly from a colic attack at Widden Stud… Read More »
As the search for horses to boost Australia’s staying ranks stretches across Europe, perhaps the answer lies a little closer to home. Gondokoro’s Queensland Oaks win on Saturday gave Zabeel his 43rd individual Group One winner, a tally only bettered in Australasia by his own sire Sir Tristram who had… Read More »
Bullet Train, a three-quarter brother to the undefeated Frankel, will stand at stud in Australia this spring. Bowness Stud has secured Bullet Train, a Group Three winner by legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, to stand the southern hemisphere season. Studmaster John North said he was an exciting prospect for Australian breeders…. Read More »
Star colt Pierro will stand his first season at Coolmore Stud for a service fee of $77,000. Coolmore secured Pierro in a deal announced last Friday, just days after he was retired following his second in the Doncaster Mile. Trained by Gai Waterhouse, the son of Lonhro won 11 of… Read More »
World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will stand his first season at stud in Australia at $38,500. Managing owner John Messara, the proprietor of Arrowfield Stud, said a decision on whether he raced at Royal Ascot before making the trip to Australia would be made in the next couple of days…. Read More »
A second multi-million dollar colt has been sold at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney. A colt by Fastnet Rock was knocked down to Emirates Park for $4 million on Wednesday, a day after Black Caviar’s half-brother fetched a southern hemisphere record $5 million. The yearling is out of… Read More »
Another seven-figure yearling has passed through the ring early on day two of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney. Following on from a day on which the half-brother to Black Caviar fetched an Australian record of $5 million, a filly by sire-of-the-moment Fastnet Rock sold for $1.55 million. The… Read More »
The Australian breeding industry has been sent in to a frenzy following Juddmonte Farm’s recent announcement that their unbeaten champion Frankel would be made available to a select group of mares to Southern Hemisphere time this September. In his first season as a stallion, Frankel will serve the cream of… Read More »
Expectations are that Black Caviar’s half brother will break the $3 million record for a yearling sold at auction in Australia when he goes through the sale ring in Sydney next week. But it is anyone’s guess where the bidding will stop on the blue-blooded yearling. The colt by Redoute’s… Read More »
With the running of the Golden Slipper 2013 on Saturday we take a look at the sale prices of each runner in the race. For the horses who went through the sales ring Havana was the most expensive horse with the Starcraft runner costing Blue Sky Thoroughbreds $290,000. We take… Read More »
Frankel has had his first mare scanned in foal at Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket. The mare is the former David Wachman-trained Chrysanthemum, a dual Group Three winner and third in the Group One Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh in 2011. Frankel, who retired at the end of last… Read More »
We take a look at the sales prices for the two year olds for the Silver Slipper Stakes on Saturday at Rosehill. Looking at the field there wasn’t many horses that went through the sale ring but those that did Sweet Idea was the most expensive horse costing $240,000 with… Read More »
With the running of the 2013 Blue Diamond Stakes today we take a look at the sales prices for each of the runners in the field. With the most expensive horse being Casquets who was scratched during the week. The most expensive horse to take part in the race who… Read More »
Remarkable stallion Redoute’s Choice is on the brink of a milestone. Filly Global Balance gave the Arrowfield Stud stallion his 99th stakes winner with her success in the Listed Tasmanian Oaks under lights on Wednesday. And while the champion sire has chances with stakes runners in four states on Saturday,… Read More »
With the running of the Talindert Stakes on Saturday we take a look at the public sales prices for each runner that has accepted in the field with the most expensive galloper to go through the sale being Great Esteem who was a $600,000 purchase. View the full sales prices for the… Read More »
With the running of the Widden Stakes on Saturday we take a look at the public sales prices for each runner that has accepted in the field with the most expensive galloper to go through the sale being Fare Well who was a $510,000 purchase. View the full sales prices for the… Read More »
With the running of the Canonbury Stakes on Saturday we take a look at the public sales prices for each runner that has accepted in the field with the most expensive galloper to go through the sale being Galeforce Ten who was a $750,000 purchase. View the full sales prices for… Read More »
The president of the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association has called for all exploration and mining licenses granted by former NSW minister Ian MacDonald to be suspended until the current ICAC inquiry is finalised. During the ICAC hearing, evidence has been heard in relation to the Mt Penny, Yarrawa and Glendonbrook… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Prelude C&G always produces Blue Diamond Stakes winners and it looks no difference this year. Dissident is the most expensive horse to go through the sale and is currently the second favourite after opening as favourite. HORSE: BUYER: SALE PRICE: 1 Marseille Roulette Zizou x Eclectus (NZ) T SEKIGUCHI $62,000… Read More »
The Blue Diamond Prelude for Fillies is run today at Caulfield racecourse. We take a look at the sale prices for the runners in a race which a lot of the runners have been kept by breeders including Darley who have the two favourites for the race. HORSE: BUYER: SALE PRICE:… Read More »
