Australia’s reigning Horse of the Year and the country’s leading stallion will meet later this year with Pride Of Jenni confirmed for a meeting with I Am Invincible. Yarraman Park Stud, in conjunction with Pride Of Jenni’s owner Tony Ottobre, announced on Tuesday night that the three-time Group 1-winning daughter of… Read More »
A colt by Extreme Choice and half-brother to Group 2 winner Prost reached $850,000 at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale on Monday, equalling the all-time sale record. The December 19-born colt, bred and offered by Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud, was secured by powerhouse buyer Yulong, tying the record set… Read More »
The legendary mare WINX will visit exciting young sire TOO DARN HOT for the 2025 Southern Hemisphere breeding season, her ownership group has confirmed. Following extensive consultation with bloodstock professionals, the WINX Ownership Group has selected the European champion stallion to partner the world-famous race mare in her next mating…. Read More »
Coolmore stallion King’s Legacy has continued his strong start at stud, with his first-crop tally of winners now reaching seven after the successful debut of Nothing But Net at Goulburn on Friday. Trained by Blake Ryan and ridden by Jay Ford, the gelded son of King’s Legacy made an immediate… Read More »
Coventry Stakes winner and shuttle stallion Calyx has been euthanised following an acute foot injury. The first son of the renowned Kingman to race, Calyx shot to prominence with his Group 2 Coventry Stakes win at Royal Ascot under the guidance of trainer John Gosden. His stud career included two… Read More »
Australia’s broodmare market has drawn high praise after a wave of international investment at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, underscoring the growing global appeal of local breeding stock. One of the standout sales was Frankel mare Call Di, in foal to sought-after stallion Extreme Choice, who fetched $2.5 million… Read More »
Two of South Australia’s standout mares, Kuroyanagi and See You In Heaven, each commanded $1 million at Tuesday’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast during a vibrant flurry of bidding. Both were late additions to the sale’s supplementary catalogue, listed as high-potential breeding and racing options after… Read More »
Femminile will race in Yulong’s colours in this Saturday’s $1 million Queensland Derby after being bought by the big-spending operation on Tuesday. The Victorian racing and breeding giant paid $1.5 million for the daughter of Dundeel at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The three-year-old will remain in the care… Read More »
Zougotcha lived up to her billing as one of the banner lots of this year’s National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday, when she assumed a place among the most expensive mares ever sold in Australia. The five-year-old daughter of Zoustar sold to Tom Magnier of Coolmore Stud for an eye-popping $5.25 million at… Read More »
Eleven Group 1-winning mares are set to go under the hammer this week at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, with strong early momentum following a “buoyant” weanling market on Sunday. Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch is optimistic about the two-day sale beginning Tuesday, pointing… Read More »
A rare opportunity to invest in one of Australia’s hottest young stallions has emerged, with a 1 per cent share in Ole Kirk to go under the hammer at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday. Standing at Vinery Stud, Ole Kirk is Australia’s leading first season sire and… Read More »
A share in exciting stallion Alabama Express and a stake in Listed-winning three-year-old colt Perspiration are among the top highlights of the Inglis Digital May (Late) Online Sale. Alabama Express, standing at Yulong, has made a major impact early in his stud career with 12 stakes performers from just 83… Read More »
There is no doubting that Windsor Park Stud has been instrumental in launched the career of many international winners, no more so than its friendship with Coolmore. Now it’s the dual Derby hero Auguste Rodin who shuttles from Coolmore Ireland as the winner of six Group 1’s in defeating 21… Read More »
Two-year-old Planet Red has made a striking debut, becoming the first southern hemisphere-bred winner for Arrowfield Stud shuttle stallion Admire Mars. Trained by the in-form Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr partnership, Planet Red produced a strong finishing burst from back in the field to win a 1200-metre two-year-old maiden… Read More »
Western Australia’s premier sire Playing God will stand for an unchanged service fee of $49,500 (including GST) for the 2025 breeding season. The fee, which remains the highest ever set in WA, was introduced last year by Darling View studmaster Brent Atwell. Playing God has proven his value, producing 23… Read More »
Group 3-winning mare Queen of Dragons, who is entered for a stakes race in Brisbane on Saturday, is among five notable late additions to the opening session of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday. The Pierro mare, accepted for Saturday’s Group 3 Magic Millions Fillies & Mares Mile… Read More »
Group 1-winning sprinter Schwarz has officially been retired, with trainers John O’Shea and Tom Charlton confirming that the talented colt has run his final race. Bought for $1.25 million at the 2022 Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale, the son of Zoustar will begin a new chapter as a stallion at… Read More »
Peter Orton will step down from his role at Vinery Stud ahead of the 2024 breeding season, bringing to a close a 25-year tenure that has seen him lead the farm to the forefront of Australian thoroughbred breeding. Since helping establish Vinery’s Australian operations in 2000, Orton has been instrumental… Read More »
Six-time black type winner See You In Heaven will go under the hammer at the upcoming Magic Millions National Weanling and Broodmare Sale later this month, her trainer Richard Jolly has confirmed. The talented daughter of Divine Prophet was a $90,000 yearling purchase and has since amassed over $830,000 in… Read More »
The Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale has received a significant boost with the addition of high-class mares including five-time Group winner See You In Heaven, recent Australasian Oaks runner-up Sweltering, and Blue Diamond placegetter Kuroyanagi to the opening session later this month. Adding further quality to the supplementary entries is… Read More »
