Rebel Dane walked through the front gate at Widden Stud ājust five-minutes ago,ā and already heās the Australian Champion Sire of 2YOs for this 2021-2022 season. With his juvenile filly Fireburn winning the $5m Longines Golden Slipper Stakes and $1m Inglis Siresā Produce Stakes as his only season winner, heās… Read More »
āThis is a massive coup for Aquis and the Australian breeding industry,ā said Aquis Director of Sales, Jonathan Davies, āwith Aclaim being a proven Group 1 sire, with a massive upside.ā āAs heās on a sharp upward trajectory to be one of the leading stallions in Britain, heās already sire… Read More »
A yearling out of a mare well-known to Australian racing has been a star performer on Monday’s first day of the JRHA’s Select Sale in Japan. The colt by Maurice from four-time Group 1 winner Mosheen was easily the standout performer in the first half of Day 1’s trade, getting… Read More »
āStay Inside is the best 2YO colt I’ve ever had anything to do with,ā said co-trainer Michael Freedman, with his Golden Slipper winner retiring to Newgate Farm in the Hunter Valley. In also being the Champion 2YO for 2020-21, it was jockey Tommy Berry who stated “he was just aĀ superior… Read More »
The extraordinary life of one of Australiaās most successful and best-loved stallions has ended with the death of Not A Single Doubt at Arrowfield Stud. The ālittle engine that couldā rose from the lower end of Arrowfieldās roster to sire 16 Group 1 winners among 79 stakeswinners and meet some… Read More »
What do you do when you’ve got a Group 2-winning mare by your own star stallion in one of the most competitive broodmare sales in the world but can’t bring yourself to say goodbye? You assemble a posse and buy her back for $2.4 million. That’s exactly what Widden Stud’s… Read More »
Sweet Dolly ā¦ sweet by name, sweet by the pleasure she gave, sweet by financial return. While the big names runners like Away Game and Tofane, with their big-name players, were hogging the headlines at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale ā¦ with those horses changing hands for $4 million… Read More »
Its Royal Ascot time again, and can the 3yo Home Affairs culminate his racing career with victory in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on retiring to Coolmore Australia. Already the $4.75 race favourite with Ladbrokes on Day 5, Home Affairs last scored a magnificent victory in the Newmarket Handicap to defeat… Read More »
Yulong won the battle for two banner lots of this year’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, splurging $7.1 million on elite-level performers TofaneĀ and Away GameĀ on Tuesday. The powerful Victorian farm paid $3.1 million for four-time Group 1 winner Tofane early in the session before forking out $4 million for Away… Read More »
Australian racing fans have been blessed to have seen some brilliant mares in the past decade and on Tuesday one who sits behind only the best of them in terms of Group 1 wins will be offered for sale. Tofane is one of the big-ticket items at this year’s Magic… Read More »
The equal highest-priced filly ever sold at Magic Millions National Weanling Sale headlined a bumper second day of selling at the 2022 edition, which concluded on Friday. John Kelly’s Cloverfield Bloodstock went to $750,000 for a daughter of Zoustar and Members Joy, which equalled the previous best price paid for… Read More »
Itās the Magic Millions Gold Coast Weanling Sale for 2022, with an outstanding catalogue of 393 youngsters shaping up for 19, 20 May at the Gold Coast Sales Complex. Said to be a rising-stars and pin-hookers paradise, itās an impressive line-up of 24Ā first crop sires, while boasting top sire sales… Read More »
āItās a young roster and weāre very happy with the line-up at Vinery. The interest weāve received points to another good season but weāre mindful of breeders to keep our fees reasonable.ā Vinery Bloodstock Manager Adam White states āitās an exciting time with Ole Kirk and Exceedance on the threshold… Read More »
A rare gem indeed is the offering, a share in the āworldās hottest young stallionā Extreme Choice at the 2022 Inglis Chairmans Sale this Friday, 6 May at Riverside Stables. Now the Leading Second Season Sire by Stakes Winners and Champion First Season Sire for 2021-22, he has a brilliant… Read More »
Home AffairsĀ is on the cusp of one of the most anticipated stallion careers in Australian history and he will have a fee to match after Coolmore on Wednesday night announced his introductory figure. In confirming that the son of I Am Invincible would not race on at four, Coolmore Australia… Read More »
Extreme ChoiceĀ will stand for one of the highest disclosed fees in Australian history for the upcoming breeding season. Newgate Farm finalised its stallion fees late on Thursday and announced that the son of Not A Single Doubt, who is the sire of Stay Inside, She’s Extreme, Espiona, Tiger Of MalayĀ and… Read More »
Thanks to Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, thoroughbred breeders now have access to concessional government loans with borrowers only paying interest for the first five years. Available via the Regional Investment Corporation, RIC, there are five different loans all of which are available via this federally backed body that provides finance to… Read More »
Antony Thompson is part of a family that has been an Australian bloodstock leader since the 1860s, so he has experienced his fair share of yearling sales, meaning even he was surprised with his reaction after hisĀ ZoustarĀ colt topped this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. The Widden Stud principal needed several… Read More »
āThe Redouteās Choice-Hussonet cross has been absolutely magic, this filly was a glorious foal and sheās grown into a beautiful yearling,ā states Caroline Searcy on Bred To Win. āFrom a multiple stakes winner and the family of 4-time Group 1 winner Divine Madonna,ā sheā by the highly popular The Autumn… Read More »
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. Hitotsuās third Group 1 win, after his Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas successes at Flemington,… Read More »
