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

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

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

Kiwi-bred racecourse success another factor in auction house’s renewed optimism ahead of sale which begins today The booming demand experienced in the Australian yearling market so far this year is expected to flow into this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, an extravaganza showcasing the country’s finest young thoroughbreds, as Kiwi-bred horses enjoy sustained... Read More

International affair as Hitotsu and Converge both triumph in Guineas The growing influence of international bloodlines in Australia was brought starkly into focus once again yesterday when Hitotsu – a colt by Arrowfield Stud shuttler Maurice (Screen Hero) – landed the Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington, while Converge, a son of unbeaten champion... Read More