Dual Group 1 winner Nettoyer (Sebring) headlines the latest supplementary entries for the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, which gets underway on the Gold Coast on May 25. The mare has won seven of her 42 race starts, headed by victories in last year’s Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m), while she… Read More »
In this May-June season of Australasian Breeding Stock Sales âmares carrying colts are worth more than mares carrying fillies,â says Dr Kevin J Doyle where âbroodmare investment is serious.â âYes, broodmare investment is not a hoppy, now a serious business and breeders depend on their high-risk investments when they want… Read More »
Reset, an undefeated multiple G1 winner on the racetrack and the headline act on the Darley roster at Northwood Park in its formative years, passed away in the evening of Tuesday, 4 May at Woodlands, where he enjoyed his retirement. Bred by Phillip Esplin and Geoff Hodgkinson, Reset was by… Read More »
The extraordinary story of Not A Single Doubt continued at Morphettville on Saturday when his 3YO daughter Instant Celebrity powered to victory in the $500,000 SAJC Robert Sangster S. 1200m G1. Bred & raced by Trevor and Beth Robertson, and raised at Mill Park Stud, Instant Celebrity was given the… Read More »
Snitzelâs smart sprinting son Splintex added a second Group win to his resumĂ© with a slick performance in the $160,000 ATC Hall Mark S. 1200m G3. It was a nicely timed victory, just before Anzac Day, for his owner-breeders, former soldier Geoff Grimish & his wife Mary, well-known in the… Read More »
On 22 and 23 April Racing Australia, Godolphin Australia and Thoroughbred Industry Careers will partner to host a national Australian Thoroughbred Workforce Development Forum. To be held at Royal Randwick Racecourse, The Forum was originally established following the â2019 International Forum for Educationâ being hosted by Godolphin in Newmarket, UK…. Read More »
The Star Entertainment Group and breeding powerhouse Arrowfield have today announced a partnership to run as joint slot holders for The Everest â the worldâs richest race on turf â from 2021 to 2024. In joining forces to create a unique slot combination, The Star and Arrowfield are well-positioned to… Read More »
When the Team Hawkes trained filly Yearning rallied late along the inside and all but collared the $2.90 favourite Ashema on the Kensington track over 1100m on March 25, she cemented the lofty opinion in which she was held by the stable. That was a day when the majority of… Read More »
It didn’t take long before a lot exceeded $1million at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney with Lot 5 being hammered down for a whopping $2.1m. The colt out of the Vinery draft was tipped to be one of the hottest horses in the sale and the bidding did… Read More »
In this exciting season of first crop sire dominance, its Newgate Farmâs Extreme Choice and Capitalist who will be celebrating at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on 6, 7 April. Aided by Stay Insideâs commanding 1.8 length victory in a âclassicâ $3.5m Longines Golden Slipper Stakes, Extreme Choice is… Read More »
Widden Stud are excited to add a son of outstanding sire Not a Single Doubt to their stallion roster for 2021 with explosive sprinter Anders being officially retired from racing this week. âNow pensioned from stud duties, Not a Single Doubt has been a magnificent stallion for a long period,… Read More »
Ten minutes after Champion Sire Snitzel notched up his fifth 2YO Group 1 winner, Arrowfieldâs young guns Shalaa & Maurice pointed the way to the future in Sydney. Shalaaâs son Shaquero once again stepped up when it counted, bustling his way to victory as Mazu flashed forward late to snatch… Read More »
Juddmonte Farms have announced that Kind, the dam of the one and only Frankel, has died after foaling a colt by Kingman. Kindâs racing career produced six wins and four placings from only thirteen starts. She then took up life as a broodmare in 2006. Her maiden covering by Sadler… Read More »
Star 3YO sprinter Wild Ruler and new stakeswinner Vulpine combined at Randwick on Saturday to give Snitzel his 8th Sydney stakes double in seven years. And that doesnât include the treble compiled by I Am Excited, Estijaab and Redzel on the same, Randwick Guineas raceday three years ago. This new… Read More »
Do you remember the flashy, gorgeous flying machine from Queensland named HOUTZEN (I Am Invincible – Set To Unleash)? Well, she is retired now. As a 6-year-old today, she did enough winning 7 races and earning $2,012,525 during her racing career. Today, on a new career path, she gave foal… Read More »
Juddmonte Farms have confirmed that a scan has revealed that the brilliant champion mare Enable is âin foalâ to Kingman. Enable won fifteen out of nineteen race starts, including 11-Group 1 wins, two of which came in the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1). Such was the glow that… Read More »
Snitzel isnât a three-time Champion Sire of 2YOs for nothing and proved it once again with a sensational trans-Tasman Group double on Saturday. He now boasts 42 juvenile stakeswinners among his lifetime tally of 107 stakeswinners. First-up was Te Akau Racingâs colt Sword Of State who streeted his rivals â… Read More »
âYes, Rosemont Stud is proud of this yearâs 25 lot draft for the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, and itâs the two Starcraft colts that have drawn attention from both local and Asian trainers.â âOur main Asian interest stems from Hong Kong,â said Ryan McEvoy, Rosemontâs General Manager-Bloodstock, who knows the… Read More »
The Explorer Cadetship Program for 2021 commenced on the 8 February, and 23Â students began âtheir journey towards securing their dream job in the thoroughbred industry.â The Explorer Cadetship is the only entry-level education program of its kind in the world, covering both the breeding and racing sectors to give people… Read More »
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia has launched its Fast Track program for 2021, âcreating a pathway for talented horse people to enter our Thoroughbred industry.â âIf you are passionate about horses this is an incredible opportunity,â states the TBA, âas this 12-month program provides an accelerated introduction and learning experience.â âYouâll be… Read More »
