Superstar 3YO colt Hitotsu has joined an elite group of Arrowfield graduates with an exceptional, off-the-canvas victory in the $2 million Australian Derby 2400m G1 on the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick. Hitotsu’s third Group 1 win, after his Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas successes at Flemington,… Read More »
A pair of quality 2YO colts opened The Championships at Randwick with an Arrowfield sires’ quinella in the $200,000 Kindergarten S. 1100m G3. Shalaa’s son Semillion has been hard to fault, winning the Inglis Banner RL at his October debut, then second to Lofty Strike in the Blue Diamond Prelude… Read More »
Arrowfield Stud is preparing for an emotional week in Sydney, where the final group of yearlings by Not A Single Doubt will be offered at an Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. The son of Redoute’s Choice has been a mainstay of the Hunter Valley farm, which was where he was bred… Read More »
Dream on Hitotsu, $2m Bentley Australian Derby is where dreams come true, at Royal Randwick’s Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, also Day 1 of The Star Championships. ‘Where Stories are Made,’ it’s the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Hitotsu who’s $3.50 fav. with Ladbrokes, again with John Allen in the… Read More »
St Mark’s Basilica, a regally-bred European Champion two-year-old and World Champion three-year-old will join the Coolmore Australia roster in 2022. St Mark’s Basilica was bred by leading Australian breeder Bob Scarborough and purchased by MV Magnier at Tattersalls October Book 1 for 1,300,000 gns (approximately $2,500,000). Beginning with the Dewhurst… Read More »
The National Broodmare Sale obtained another big-ticket item on Wednesday when Away Game was confirmed as an entry for the late-May offering. Magic Millions announced that the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly would be sold on the Gold Coast after contesting the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide… Read More »
Triple Crown’s star 3YO Mazu made light work of his third stakes victory in the $140,000 ATC Darby Munro S. 1200m LR, driving clear of Bacchanalia and Arrowfield’s filly Smirnova for his fifth success from 9 starts. It’s also the fourth stakes win in less than 3 weeks for second… Read More »
Dundeel set a new mark for the most expensive filly sold in South Australia when his daughter of Prettyhappyaboutit realised $375,000 at Magic Millions on Wednesday. That was $5000 more than the previous record, set last year by a daughter of Palentino. Suman Hedge was the winning bidder, describing the… Read More »
It’s not fairy land, it’s the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival where $37m in prizemoney and 18 Group 1 races makes it ‘one of the strongest and most prestigious racing events of 2022.’ With 48 Black Type races spread over six weeks at Rosehill Gardens and Royal Randwick, it’s the 66th… Read More »
Newgate Farm managing director Henry Field is extremely confident Profiteer can become the next member of his family to become a successful stallion after announcing on Tuesday that the three-year-old had been retired from racing. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt will join the Newgate roster this breeding season, standing… Read More »
Tofane, the mare Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Mike Moroney considers among the best quartet of horses he has trained, will be offered for sale on the Gold Coast later this year. Magic Millions confirmed late on Friday that the four-time Group 1 winner would be part of its National Broodmare Sale. The… Read More »
Roger James is already dreaming of Cox Plate victory with the high-priced The Autumn Sun colt that he bought on Wednesday’s third day of this year’s Karaka Yearling Sale. The top New Zealand trainer went to $900,000 for the colt from the More Than Ready mare Pristino, which makes him… Read More »
Last years Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside has been retired after a relatively disappointing spring campaign. Newgate Farm’s Henry Field confirmed that the Richard and Michael Freedman-trained colt had run his last race after the boom colt failed to fire in the Spring running fifth in the Domenico Stakes and… Read More »
In Pencarrow Stud saying ‘Karaka we’re back,’ it’s their I Am Invincible half-sister to Group winners Supera and Eleonora, the family of Ethereal, that’s the 2022 NZ National Yearling Series. ‘Sopra Tutto has produced one of the highlights of the year with her lovely filly by I Am Invincible being… Read More »
Wild Ruler will not be progressing to any of the remaining Group 1 races this autumn after it was revealed on Wednesday morning that the son of Snitzel has been retired to stud. Racing New South Wales broke the news when it tweeted that the entire’s co-trainers, Peter and Paul Snowden,… Read More »
Written Tycoon flexed his muscle late on Day 1 at this year’s Inglis Premier Yearling, producing the highest-priced lot of a record day’s trade. The Gilgai Farm-raised colt, who is from the Encosta de Lago mare Soorena, the dam of Newmarket Handicap winner The Quarterback, was bought by Hawkes Racing… Read More »
Seven stakes wins in 36 days signal that Champion Sire Snitzel is once again powering up for a big Autumn, and Castlereagh Kid is ready to be part of it. Winner of his two previous starts at Gosford and Sandown, the 3YO gelding took early control of Saturday’s $300,000 MRC… Read More »
A Merchant Navy colt, secured by Wally Daly, topped the final day of the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale at $160,000. Offered by Amelia Park Racing and Breeding, the colt will join the training combination of father and son duo, Sean and Jake Casey. Merchant Navy was the second foal of… Read More »
Local buyers responded strongly and overcame any fears over a lack of eastern states interest because of Covid restrictions. Local bloodstock agent John Chalmers secured the day one sale topper with Lot 174, a Playing God-Moodometer colt fetching $330,000. “He’s a big staying type with plenty of scope,” Chalmers said…. Read More »
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) is introducing a rebate of half the cost of using advanced diagnostic imaging to investigate musculoskeletal conditions in thoroughbred and standardbred racehorses, up to $1500. RWWA Veterinary Services Manager Dr Judith Medd said the rebate would support owners and trainers in providing the best… Read More »
