A long-odds victory on the Gold Coast has helped convince South Australian owner Luke Koumi to set his sights higher at the yearling market. Koumi’s bloodstock agent Cameron Cooke went to $NZ420,000 ($A393,056), the fourth-highest sale at the Karaka Premier Sale at that point, to secure a colt by champion… Read More »
Group One weight-for-age races in Melbourne are on the radar for three-year-old Kumaon who makes his return in a benchmark race at Flemington. The colt from the Godolphin team was Group One-placed as a two-year-old and finished fourth in the Caulfield Guineas during the spring before failing over 2000m in… Read More »
Sir Owen Glenn has bought the first half-million dollar yearling at Karaka in 2015 as selling warmed up at the start of the second day. Bloodstock agent Paul Moroney paid exactly $500,000 on Sir Owen’s behalf for a High Chaparral filly out of Alma Star from the Westbury Stud draft…. Read More »
Jockeys Glen Boss and Cory Parish were each suspended on careless riding charges at Sandown on Monday. Boss was outed for 10 meetings and Parish seven. Boss begins his suspension immediately and can return for the Seymour meeting on February 5 while Parish begins after Ballarat on Wednesday and is… Read More »
On a day with few big sales, it was a $NZ160,000 ($A151,165) yearling which stole the attention at the first day of the Premier Yearling Sale at Karaka. The colt was not far above the average for the day of $NZ145,866, and well below the top price for the day… Read More »
Hugh Bowman will miss the unofficial start of Sydney’s carnival with a careless riding suspension ruling him out of the Expressway Stakes meeting. The premiership-leading jockey was outed at Canterbury on Monday for his winning ride on Colour Of Money. He pleaded guilty to shifting out at the top of… Read More »
International jockey Robbie Fradd’s plan to boost his profile in Queensland got a boost when Tarloshan won the $100,000 Sunshine Coast Cup (1400m) on Monday. Kiwi mare Tarloshan ($3) crossed to the lead from an outside barrier and defied all challengers in the straight to beat Into the Red ($11)… Read More »
Three-year-old Java has continued his rise through the grades and burst into Group One Australian Guineas consideration with victory in the Manfred Stakes. Bringing up a stakes race double on Monday at Sandown for the training partnership of Lee and Anthony Freedman, Java continued his winning streak this campaign to… Read More »
Brendon McCullum took time out from his Cricket World Cup preparations to buy shares in racehorses at Karaka. The Black Caps skipper’s Vermair Racing took a share in a filly by No Excuse Needed out of the Danasinga mare Singing Star, knocked down to leading syndicator David Ellis for $100,000… Read More »
After breaking a winning drought with a double at Sandown, jockey Dwayne Dunn was heading home to enjoy Australia Day. “I’m going to clock off now and get on the drink and have a few lamb chops,” Dunn said after guiding Reparations to a narrow victory in the John Dillon… Read More »
Connections of two-year-old Fontiton have warned there is plenty of improvement to come after the talented filly maintained her place at the top of Blue Diamond betting with a narrow first-up win at Sandown. Fontiton ($1.90) was forced to work hard to keep her unbeaten record in tact, getting home… Read More »
The worst thing you could have said to Sir Patrick Hogan before he led the last Zabeel yearling through the sale ring was “good luck”. But as the time to sell lot 102 approached, the veteran horseman’s instincts kicked in. The Organdy colt was playing up a little as he… Read More »
In a precursor to the autumn carnival, the first wave of trainer Chris Waller’s major contenders will step out in the Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. Saturday’s 1200m Group Two race attracted 13 entries headed by the Waller-trained Group One winners Boban, Hawkspur and Beaten Up. The premier Sydney trainer has… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths may have stolen a potential Blue Diamond after the debut win of Burnstone at Sandown. The son of Redoute’s Choice, ridden by Damian Lane, was impressive scoring a 3-1/2 length victory in the Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) for colts and geldings on Monday. A $40,000 yearling purchase,… Read More »
Apprentice Luke Dittman has been taken to hospital for precautionary tests after falling at the Sunshine Coast on Monday. Dittman on the favourite Eljetem and Rick McMahon on Atarartzi were dislodged near the 1000m mark in the Sunco Motors Maiden (1400m). Red N Brown, ridden by Jim Byrne, also pulled… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Dwayne Dunn has snapped a frustrating two-month run of city outs in Melbourne with victory aboard Shamal Wind in the WJ Adams Stakes at Sandown. Dunn posted his first Melbourne city winner since November 19 as Shamal Wind returned from a spell in convincing fashion on… Read More »
Sydney riders have paid their respects to long serving jockeys’ room superintendent Bob Rowles who has died aged 98, less than two years after his retirement. Jockeys at Canterbury on Monday wore black armbands to honour the man who spent more than six decades as their friend and mentor. The… Read More »
Trainer Daryl Hansen’s smart decision to note long range weather forecasts helped his first starter Tibrogargan Miss score a runaway win on Monday. Tibrogargan Miss had been well backed in pre post markets to win at Doomben on Saturday but that meeting was washed out. Hansen had been worried about… Read More »
Australian trainer Peter Moody and Hamilton’s Debbie Rogerson have made the biggest early hits at the Premier Yearling Sale at Karaka in New Zealand. Moody went to $NZ470,000 ($A444,045) to secure a More Than Ready-Lovetrista colt, while Rogerson spent $NZ450,000 ($A425,150) on a Cape Blanco-Love Diamonds filly. The colt Moody… Read More »
Horse industries have signed a deal with the New Zealand government to help protect them it from an outbreak of a costly equine disease. The deal with the Equine Health Association formalises a partnership with the NZ government to improve biosecurity readiness and response, and means equine interests will have… Read More »
