Smart Missile has been one of the most popular new Australian sires in recent memory and his first foals have proved equally popular at this week’s Magic Milions National Weanling Sale. Nine fillies and four colts from the 147 foals in Smart Missile’s first crop sold for an average of… Read More »
The quality support received by first season sire Manhattan Rain was highlighted by a new record price of $130,000 at Sunday’s Select Session of the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale . That was paid by New Zealand buyer RMB Trust for the colt from Charming Estelle, a full sister to… Read More »
Dual Group 2 winner Time For War has a Group 1 race in his sights – trainer Gerald Ryan and managing owner Scott Darby just have to work out which race to target. Scott rates the colt a fifty-fifty chance of running in the $500,000 J.J. Atkins G1 at Eagle… Read More »
The outstanding 2009 crop of Redoute’s Choice produced its 20th stakeswinner on Saturday when talented mare La Amistad strode to a four-length victory in the $100,000 ATC W.J. McKell Cup 2400m LR. The three-quarter sister to three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva is also the champion sire’s 115th career stakeswinner… Read More »
Time For War was the aptly named deliverer of Snitzel’s latest blow in the battle for the Australian Sires’ championship, when he led throughout to win Saturday’s $250,000 BRC Sires’ Produce S. G2. It was the second Group victory for the 2YO colt, who won the ATC Pago Pago S…. Read More »
Most breeders would describe a season averaging more than a stakes win a month in ecstatic terms. Teeley Assets Bloodstock Manager Iris O’Farrell has to think for a moment or two before replying matter-of-factly, “Yes, it is our best season.” Her hesitation is not surprising, because the standards of Sri… Read More »
Hard on the heels of his three stakes performers last Saturday, Starcraft posted an impressive debut winner at Hawkesbury on Tuesday. 3YO gelding Craftiness jumped well, raced in or near the lead and, after Blake Shinn balanced him up around the turn, galloped home strongly to win by a half-length… Read More »
It’s typical of co-breeder and part-owner Paul Favretto that he should acknowledge everyone’s achievement except his own after Havana’s success in the $125,000 BRC Fred Best Classic 1350m G3 at Doomben on Saturday. It was, in fact, his first stakes win as a breeder, but Paul’s first response was, “Great… Read More »
The remarkable 2009 crop of Redoute’s Choice produced its 19th stakeswinner when Sheikh Mohammed’s mare Seaside won Saturday’s $200,000 Scone RC Dark Jewel Classic G3. She is also the 14th stakeswinner that Redoute’s Choice has added to his lifetime record since he passed the century milestone in February 2013. Seaside… Read More »
Redoute’s Choice has won two Australian General Sires’ premierships but the recognition of his own backyard, the Hunter Valley, is extra special. Arrowfield’s great son of Danehill was named HTBA Champion Sire at the Hunter Valley Thoroughbred Breeders Association Awards presentation in Scone on Wednesday evening. Paul Messara accepted the… Read More »
Singapore trainer Leticia Dragon declared herself “very happy” after the third consecutive win by Not A Single Doubt’s son Raise No Doubt at Kranji on Friday evening. The 3YO gelding raced wide with cover in the $S75,000 Revolte 2009 Stakes Graduation until the top of the straight when jockey John… Read More »
Starkiato has done well for Adelaide trainer Lloyd Kennewell and deservedly became Starcraft’s 26th stakes performer when he ran second to the talented Rhythm To Spare in Saturday’s $150,000 SAJC R.A. Lee S. 1600m G3. The 5YO gelding (ex Okiato by Flying Spur) has won six races, earned more than… Read More »
Arrowfield’s latest acquisition Dundeel is rated the best entire in Australia and New Zealand this season, and among the top six entire performers in the world. The latest Longines International World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, covering the period 1 January-4 May, award the champion 4YO son of High Chaparral a figure… Read More »
Lankan Rupee has been confirmed as the world’s best sprinter in the latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, released on Friday by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. They cover the period from 1 January to 4 May 2014. The 4YO son of champion sire Redoute’s Choice was awarded a… Read More »
Moonovermanhattan became the first stakeswinner for Arrowfield’s first season sire Manhattan Rain when he won on debut in Saturday’s $115,000 SAJC National S. 1200m G3. The 2YO Mick Price-trained colt jumped well for jockey Damien Oliver, who was happy to lead on him, but the pair faced a stiff challenge… Read More »
The two top-priced mares at this week’s Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale were both by Arrowfield stallions. Champion sire Redoute’s Choice supplied the top-priced lot Dariana purchased for $800,000 by the Belmont Bloodstock Agency on behalf of leading Western Australian owner & breeder Bob Peters. Dariana is in foal to Street… Read More »
Dances On Stars brought up the 20th stakes win this season by Snitzel’s progeny when he stormed home in today’s $175,000 GCTC Prime Minister’s Cup 1300m LR. Those 20 successes have been achieved by 13 horses, nine of them Group winners, headed by Group 1 winners Shamus Award and Snitzerland…. Read More »
Not A Single Doubt’s 22 stakeswinners are almost evenly divided between the sexes (12 colts, 10 fillies), but this season his 3YO daughters Gypsy Diamond & Villa Verde have taken the limelight. Today Teeley Assets’ homebred filly Miracles Of Life (ex Dazzling Gazelle by More Than Ready) stepped up to… Read More »
All but one of his 19 starts were in Australia, and Arrowfield Stud now has a firm grip of his passport, but Kiwis remain rightly proud of Dundeel as a superstar born on their side of the Tasman. Not forgetting that he was bred, trained & ridden by New Zealanders,… Read More »
One runner well worth following from Anzac Day racing at Flemington is the 2YO colt Light Up Manhattan (Manhattan Rain-Luminata by Zabeel). He became the second stakes performer for first season sire Manhattan Rain when he powered home late to nab second in the VRC Anzac Day S. 1210m LR,… Read More »
