Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung has placed another of his Gold Coast hinterland thoroughbred properties on the market, with part of the Aquis Farm portfolio now being offered for sale. The 33.67-hectare Hinterland Farm, located near Canungra, has been listed through Landsec as Fung continues to reshape his extensive property… Read More »
Inglis has assembled a diverse 440-lot catalogue for its Digital July (Early) Online Sale, with bidding set to close from 10am on Wednesday. The sale features a broad mix of racing and breeding stock, including 176 racehorses, 122 broodmares, 73 racehorse shares, 39 weanlings, 19 yearlings, four unraced horses, three… Read More »
Actionbelle announced herself as one of New Zealand’s most promising juveniles with a dominant victory in the John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Otaki on Friday. Run on a testing heavy surface, the $80,000 Listed feature often comes down to which youngster best handles the conditions, but the daughter… Read More »
Long-serving Tasmanian stallion Tough Speed has died at the age of 29, with Armidale Stud announcing the loss of one of the state’s most influential sires after a gradual decline in health. Tough Speed had called Armidale Stud home since being purchased by the late Denis and Robyn Whishaw in… Read More »
Group 1 winner Libertad will begin the next chapter of his career at Blue Gum Farm this spring after being announced as one of two new stallions joining the Victorian stud’s roster for the 2026 breeding season. The Winterbottom Stakes winner will stand alongside fellow newcomer Coleman, with the pair… Read More »
Promising juvenile Peter Profit justified strong market support with an impressive debut victory at Rockhampton on Friday, handing Newgate Farm stallion Profiteer his third first-crop winner. Trainer Jay Bellamy made the lengthy trip from Beaudesert to Central Queensland with the two-year-old gelding after a series of eye-catching barrier trial performances,… Read More »
Takemine, a three-quarter sister to star juvenile filly Chayan, is set to attract significant attention in the Inglis Digital June (Late) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding. The daughter of Hellbent boasts a close pedigree connection to Chayan, who became one of the most talked-about fillies of the… Read More »
New Zealand breeding giant Savabeel, a ten-time champion sire, has died at Waikato Stud at the age of 24 following a freak paddock accident. The son of legendary sire Zabeel suffered a fractured shoulder at the Chittick family’s Matamata property, where he had stood since retiring to stud in 2005… Read More »
A The Autumn Sun half-sister to the stakes-placed Bowerman and a sister to the stakes-performed Horizons, Honeysuckle was bought for $30,000 at the June Digital auction, the same price that Wexford Miss. Honeysuckle, who was owned by James Harron Bloodstock’s fillies syndicate and trained by Michael Freedman, was unplaced in… Read More »
Blueblood colt Wodeton will stand at stud in 2026 after Coolmore and Newgate Farm announced a partnership to retire the talented son of Wootton Bassett to the Hunter Valley. The highly regarded three-year-old will stand his first season at Newgate Farm at a service fee of $16,500 including GST. Bred… Read More »
A mainland selling venture has paid handsome dividends for Tasmania’s Armidale Stud, with a colt by boom sire Home Affairs topping the opening session of the Great Southern Weanling Sale at Oaklands Junction. The second-crop colt realised $330,000 on Thursday, making him the highest-priced lot of the day at the… Read More »
Coolmore has secured an interest in multiple Grade 1 winner Nysos, with the outstanding son of Nyquist set to continue racing through the 2026 American season before retiring to Ashford Stud in Kentucky. The five-year-old will race in partnership with his existing owner Baoma Corp. before eventually taking up stallion… Read More »
Australian breeding heavyweights Coolmore and Newgate Farm have joined forces in a significant agreement that will see talented colt Wodeton retire to stud in 2026. The deal between the Coolmore ownership group and Henry Field’s Newgate operation ensures the son of Wootton Bassett will receive an opportunity at stud while… Read More »
Fireball Miss enhanced the growing reputation of young sire Bivouac with a dominant victory in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 6. The talented three-year-old filly backed up her impressive win in the Group 2 The Roses two weeks earlier, proving far too strong for… Read More »
Group 1 winner Vibrant Sun and Perth stakes winner Toropa headlined a record-breaking Magic Millions Digital Sale, helping drive turnover beyond $1.65 million. Strong domestic and international demand saw the sale return a clearance rate of 74 per cent and an average price of $21,742, with the unreserved dispersals from… Read More »
Rank outsider Savagery Vibe delivered a major upset in the $160,000 Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm, becoming the fifth stakes winner for Newgate Farm stallion Brutal. Now prepared by Tony Gollan after beginning her career with Nick Ryan, the mare has continued to improve since relocating to… Read More »
The second season sires’ premiership received a major shake-up following Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Derby, with the late Wootton Bassett (GB) surging into second position courtesy of an impressive victory by his talented colt Providence. The $1 million Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm attracted a capacity field of emerging stayers,… Read More »
“Our industry is facing some real challenges, but it also has enormous strengths,” said Mr Antony Thompson, the incoming President of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. “As President, my focus will be on ensuring breeders have a strong, constructive and respected voice on the national issues that affect them, from the commercial… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud has continued to strengthen its broodmare band, securing Kingman mare Fiorenza for $325,000 at Thursday’s Inglis Digital (Late) May Online Sale. The rising six-year-old topped the sale and will join the Hunter Valley nursery after attracting strong interest thanks to her elite pedigree and residual value. Fiorenza is… Read More »
Magic Millions has concluded its National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast with turnover exceeding $66 million, describing the overall result as a “satisfactory market”. The two-day sale saw consistent demand for breeding stock, with three mares selling for more than $1 million during the final session, including two in… Read More »
