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‘There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done’
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done So sang Kenny Rogers in his 1978 hit The Gambler and... Read More
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Zoustar
If there was a bigger winner in Melbourne Cup week than James McDonald, Chris Waller or Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai), it may have been Zoustar (Northern Meteor). Widden’s flagbearer had a stakes-winner on all four days. It started with the second-most important race of Australia’s greatest racing week, the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr... Read More
42 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) secured his 42nd individual first-crop winner when Sweetest (2 f ex Badr Al Badoor by Acclamation) got off the mark at the seventh attempt over seven furlongs at Dundalk. Purchased by Coolmore’s MV Magnier for €420,000 at the Goffs Orby Sale in 2022, the... Read More
Dublin Down (AUS)
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We were told
There’s a clip of Mark Shean calling Pierro’s 2012 Golden Slipper win – “Gai told us months ago” – that is etched into my memory and anyone else who has been watching racing TV and stallion ads. Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes gave me cause to remember that call because Scott Darby also told us that... Read More
Cause For Concern
Bill Andrews and Ian Lidstone are old mates. And that’s a good thing. Because a few years ago, Brisbane lawyer and breeder Andrews had had enough of this Fastnet Rock mare of his and put her in an online sale. Lidstone, a Gippsland-based importer and hobby breeder, noticed her. He didn’t know her origins, but... Read More