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Hard Kick
Image: Hard Kick (Credit: Racing Photos) A mare who just wouldn’t go away has rewarded Macquarie Stud’s David Baxter in handsome style, with her son Hard Kick (All Too Hard) winning his second black type race in last Saturday’s prestigious Vain Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). The Caulfield three-year-old dash won in recent years by the... Read More
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Utopic Future (AUS)
Image: Utopic Future pictured as a yearling (Credit: Inglis) 3 c I Am Invincible – Noor Sahara by Lope De Vega Owner: W Wong Breeder: Yarraman Park and partners Trainer: Ciaron Maher Sale: 2025 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Yarraman Park Stud P: Hong Kong Bloodstock / NPC, $600,000 Won: Become A Southside Racing... Read More
Impulsive mating paying dividends
Image: Ninja, (Credit Bradley Photos) John Camilleri has done it again in breeding Ninja (Farnan), the gelding with a power-packed pedigree who scored his third black type win in Saturday’s Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. He may not quite rise to the level of Camilleri’s piece de resistance as a breeder – that... Read More
Phantom Major (AUS)
Image: Phantom Major (Credit, Bradley Photos) Owner: Thurso Limited Breeder: Phoenix Thoroughbred (11) Ltd, Qld Trainer: Chris Waller Won: $100,000 Schweppes Handicap (1200m) at Canterbury Sale: 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale V: KB Bloodstock P: Blandford Bloodstock / Andrew Williams Bloodstock, $480,000 In a section normally dominated by two-year-old and three-year-old winners, it is... Read More
The follow through
Image: Back Of The Bus (Credit: Race Images) Awarded New Zealand Breeders of the Year a little more than a week ago, Cambridge Stud has not taken its foot off the accelerator since. Sir Brendan Lindsay was presented the award as a result of a successful year of breeding multiple Group winners, more than 100 individual... Read More
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10 for Mikki Isle Former Arrowfield shuttler Mikki Isle (Deep Impact) sired his tenth Stakes winner when Sound Moryana recorded her first graded stakes victory when landing Sunday’s Keeneland Cup (Gr 3, 1200m) at Sapporo. Four-year-old Sound Moryana broke sharply and settled prominently in second before responding strongly to take control before comfortably holding off... Read More