We take a look at the pruchase prices for each of the runners in Saturday’s Golden Slipper Stakes including where they were purchased from and who bought them. The cheapest runner in the race was Alpha Miss who cost a measly $6,000 whilst the most expensive horse was Valentia who… 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 »
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 »
