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Xtravagant filly’s Group-class gears to be tested in Thousand Guineas Prelude
Laming confident Newhaven Park-bred three-year-old can live up to early promise The endorsement of Newhaven Park’s John Kelly was enough for Richard Laming to take a punt on a filly by the NSW stud’s first season sire Xtravagant (Pentire) and, 20 months later, the now three-year-old Xtra Gear can go a long way to justifying... Read More
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Shalaa’s Mornington Glory the next big hope for Laurie
Group challenges await half-brother to Hallowed Crown and Needs Further after pulverising rivals on debut Victorian trainer Matt Laurie unveiled an exciting spring prospect at Bendigo yesterday with his well-bred three-year-old Mornington Glory (Shalaa), a half-brother to Hallowed Crown (Street Sense) and Needs Further (Encosta De Lago), rising to the occasion on debut. While it... Read More
Mills strikes at Keeneland for blueblood Taste Of Heaven’s Violence filly
Yearling’s Grade 3-winning Curlin half-sister also ends up in hands of Australians The US-bred Violence (Medaglia D’Oro) filly with one of the biggest pedigrees in the Australian Stud Book will be coming Down Under to race after the buyer behind her US$200,000 (approx. AU$272,000) acquisition from the Keeneland September Yearling Sale declared her purchase “a... Read More
Two-week delay to Inglis Ready2Race Sale expected to be announced
October 26 firming as date for company’s Sydney-based two-year-old auction Next month’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale in Sydney is set to be delayed by a fortnight in the hope of conducting the two-year-old auction once the NSW government’s proposal to relax Covid-19 restrictions has come into effect. It is understood that Inglis has been exploring its... Read More
Judgement of Kulani Park’s Smith rewarded after Dulcify win of Giannis
Trader celebrates interstate double with exciting son of Flying Artie to follow proven Group 1 path Ask industry professionals, agents and studmasters alike, and the majority will agree that Rhys Smith has one of the best eyes for a horse in the business, not that the Kulani Park owner is one for self-promotion. Over the... Read More
Shamus’s Incentivise claims Makybe Diva to continue relentless rise
Rosemont stallion bags a fourth Group 1 winner as former Queenslander shows he’s the real deal Cast our minds back to April this year when, on the 11th of the month, the Steve Tregea-trained Incentivise, a thrice-raced four-year-old maiden of uninspiring form turned up at the Sunshine Coast, and was sent off a pessimistic $17... Read More