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New Zealand-breds enjoy dream day in Australia
History will tell you that New Zealand-breds are famed for their staying power, sought for their Classic generation potency, while their precocious antipodean cousins from across the Tasman are better known for their early, sprinting prowess. But yesterday, New Zealand breeders celebrated both a $101 boilover in one of Australia’s most iconic sprints and a... Read More
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She’s Extreme and Rise Of The Masses grab final Slipper spots
Newgate Farm stallions will once again be strongly represented in next week’s Rosehill Group 1 contest Talented juveniles She’s Extreme (Extreme Choice) and Rise Of The Masses (Russian Revolution) booked their spots in next Saturday’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with respective victories in yesterday’s Magic Night Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) and Pago Pago... Read More
Slipper bid unlikely for Legh’s Magic Pago Pago favourite
Leading owner reveals his $2.5 million Snitzel colt likely to bypass stallion-making race even if he wins Group 3 today Despite winning several battles to have the exciting Magic (Snitzel) tantalisingly close to the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), senior owner Rupert Legh yesterday revealed that the colt is almost certain to miss the... Read More
Owners of Golden Slipper fancy Sejardan rebuff stud offers for exciting colt
Advances turned down for Portelli-trained Todman Stakes-winning son of Widden Stud’s late stallion Sebring Gary Portelli has revealed he has been inundated with calls from studmasters soliciting the availability of buying into his talented colt Sejardan (Sebring), with just a week remaining before the leading juvenile bids for glory in the world’s richest two-year-old race,... Read More
First mares in foal for St Mark’s Basilica as Coolmore reveals outstanding book
Last season’s dual French Classic winner and outstanding three-year-old St Mark’s Basilica has his first mares in foal, including the dam of 2019 Derby hero Anthony Van Dyck, Coolmore announced on Tuesday. The operation said in a press release: “St Mark’s Basilica has attracted probably the best first book of mares by any stallion at Coolmore.”... Read More
James makes emotional play for $900,000 ‘hot horse’ by The Autumn Sun
Strong top end brings Book 1 of New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale to a close An emotional Roger James is dreaming of Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) glory after paying $900,000 for a ‘faultless’ colt by The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) at the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale yesterday during the last of... Read More