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‘The mile gives him his best chance to win a Group 1’ – Space Rider leads Price and Kent Jnr duo in Guineas
Mick Price believes Widden Stud’s reigning champion sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) could be on the verge of another major via largely forgotten colt Space Rider in the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), a race whose place as a stallion-maker, the trainer feels, is worthy of examination. Price landed the Classic with one of its longest-priced... Read More
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Magic Millions HIT Sale holds firm as I Am Invincible colt tops trade
It was a selective day’s trade at the Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale on the Gold Coast on Thursday, but steady figures and robust international participation offered encouragement for the continued growth of Australia’s two-year-old breeze-up scene. The auction was headlined by a $550,000 I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) colt, and as expected, Asian... Read More
Hayes confident Ka Ying Rising on track for Everest
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) had his first official Australian trial less than two weeks out from The Everest and trainer David Hayes is confident the world’s top-rated sprinter will be ready for his $20 million target. In a star-studded 1000-metre heat at Randwick on Tuesday morning, the gelding finished third under regular... Read More
Deja Vu?
Beginning his first season at stud this year is Little Avondale’s Little Brose (Per Incanto), the 2023 Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) victor. Although Little Brose carries the AUS suffix he was conceived at Sam and Dame Catriona Williams’ Little Avondale Stud. The same is true of Eurocanto (Per Incanto) whose debut in Flemington’s... Read More
Quick draw McGaw aims to fire a shot at the Coolmore
The Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) has traditionally been the domain of the rich and famous, but David and Emma-Lee Browne will be gatecrashing the party with their $14,000 bargain buy McGaw after the speedy son of I Am Immortal (I Am Invincible) bounced out of his first stakes win last Saturday. Blueblood colts... Read More
‘He’s the best Group 1 stallion on the planet’ – Apocalyptic adds to Extreme Choice’s remarkable Group 1 record
Newgate Farm boss Henry Field spent Sunday revelling in the glow of one of the stud’s most special days on the racetrack, after twin triumphs suggesting their “freak of nature” stallion is on his way to confirmation as a sire of sires. Sub-fertile sensation Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) brought up his sixth elite... Read More