Australian racing fans have been blessed to have seen some brilliant mares in the past decade and on Tuesday one who sits behind only the best of them in terms of Group 1 wins will be offered for sale. Tofane is one of the big-ticket items at this year’s Magic… Read More »
The equal highest-priced filly ever sold at Magic Millions National Weanling Sale headlined a bumper second day of selling at the 2022 edition, which concluded on Friday. John Kelly’s Cloverfield Bloodstock went to $750,000 for a daughter of Zoustar and Members Joy, which equalled the previous best price paid for… Read More »
It’s the Magic Millions Gold Coast Weanling Sale for 2022, with an outstanding catalogue of 393 youngsters shaping up for 19, 20 May at the Gold Coast Sales Complex. Said to be a rising-stars and pin-hookers paradise, it’s an impressive line-up of 24 first crop sires, while boasting top sire sales… Read More »
‘It’s a young roster and we’re very happy with the line-up at Vinery. The interest we’ve received points to another good season but we’re mindful of breeders to keep our fees reasonable.’ Vinery Bloodstock Manager Adam White states ‘it’s an exciting time with Ole Kirk and Exceedance on the threshold… Read More »
A rare gem indeed is the offering, a share in the ‘world’s hottest young stallion’ Extreme Choice at the 2022 Inglis Chairmans Sale this Friday, 6 May at Riverside Stables. Now the Leading Second Season Sire by Stakes Winners and Champion First Season Sire for 2021-22, he has a brilliant… Read More »
Home Affairs is on the cusp of one of the most anticipated stallion careers in Australian history and he will have a fee to match after Coolmore on Wednesday night announced his introductory figure. In confirming that the son of I Am Invincible would not race on at four, Coolmore Australia… Read More »
Extreme Choice will stand for one of the highest disclosed fees in Australian history for the upcoming breeding season. Newgate Farm finalised its stallion fees late on Thursday and announced that the son of Not A Single Doubt, who is the sire of Stay Inside, She’s Extreme, Espiona, Tiger Of Malay and… Read More »
Thanks to Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, thoroughbred breeders now have access to concessional government loans with borrowers only paying interest for the first five years. Available via the Regional Investment Corporation, RIC, there are five different loans all of which are available via this federally backed body that provides finance to… Read More »
Antony Thompson is part of a family that has been an Australian bloodstock leader since the 1860s, so he has experienced his fair share of yearling sales, meaning even he was surprised with his reaction after his Zoustar colt topped this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. The Widden Stud principal needed several… Read More »
“The Redoute’s Choice-Hussonet cross has been absolutely magic, this filly was a glorious foal and she’s grown into a beautiful yearling,” states Caroline Searcy on Bred To Win. “From a multiple stakes winner and the family of 4-time Group 1 winner Divine Madonna,” she’ by the highly popular The Autumn… Read More »
Superstar 3YO colt Hitotsu has joined an elite group of Arrowfield graduates with an exceptional, off-the-canvas victory in the $2 million Australian Derby 2400m G1 on the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick. Hitotsu’s third Group 1 win, after his Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas successes at Flemington,… Read More »
A pair of quality 2YO colts opened The Championships at Randwick with an Arrowfield sires’ quinella in the $200,000 Kindergarten S. 1100m G3. Shalaa’s son Semillion has been hard to fault, winning the Inglis Banner RL at his October debut, then second to Lofty Strike in the Blue Diamond Prelude… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud is preparing for an emotional week in Sydney, where the final group of yearlings by Not A Single Doubt will be offered at an Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. The son of Redoute’s Choice has been a mainstay of the Hunter Valley farm, which was where he was bred… Read More »
Dream on Hitotsu, $2m Bentley Australian Derby is where dreams come true, at Royal Randwick’s Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, also Day 1 of The Star Championships. ‘Where Stories are Made,’ it’s the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Hitotsu who’s $3.50 fav. with Ladbrokes, again with John Allen in the… Read More »
St Mark’s Basilica, a regally-bred European Champion two-year-old and World Champion three-year-old will join the Coolmore Australia roster in 2022. St Mark’s Basilica was bred by leading Australian breeder Bob Scarborough and purchased by MV Magnier at Tattersalls October Book 1 for 1,300,000 gns (approximately $2,500,000). Beginning with the Dewhurst… Read More »
The National Broodmare Sale obtained another big-ticket item on Wednesday when Away Game was confirmed as an entry for the late-May offering. Magic Millions announced that the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly would be sold on the Gold Coast after contesting the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide… Read More »
Triple Crown’s star 3YO Mazu made light work of his third stakes victory in the $140,000 ATC Darby Munro S. 1200m LR, driving clear of Bacchanalia and Arrowfield’s filly Smirnova for his fifth success from 9 starts. It’s also the fourth stakes win in less than 3 weeks for second… Read More »
Dundeel set a new mark for the most expensive filly sold in South Australia when his daughter of Prettyhappyaboutit realised $375,000 at Magic Millions on Wednesday. That was $5000 more than the previous record, set last year by a daughter of Palentino. Suman Hedge was the winning bidder, describing the… Read More »
It’s not fairy land, it’s the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival where $37m in prizemoney and 18 Group 1 races makes it ‘one of the strongest and most prestigious racing events of 2022.’ With 48 Black Type races spread over six weeks at Rosehill Gardens and Royal Randwick, it’s the 66th… Read More »
Newgate Farm managing director Henry Field is extremely confident Profiteer can become the next member of his family to become a successful stallion after announcing on Tuesday that the three-year-old had been retired from racing. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt will join the Newgate roster this breeding season, standing… Read More »
