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Lunar Flare breaks through for stakes success

Daughter of Fiorente records career best performance in the RM Ansett Classic The Grahame Begg stable continued its rich vein of form yesterday with Lunar Flare (Fiorente) winning the RM Ansett Classic (Listed, 2400m) at Mornington. Under a masterful ride by Michael Dee, the six-year-old mare, who was sent off the $2.60 favourite, came from... Read More

Head Of State powers American Pharoah to first stakes winner

US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) struck for his first southern hemisphere-bred stakes winner yesterday, as the Coolmore raised and now owned Head Of State won the Gloaming Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m) at Rosehill, with the colt now assigned Group 1 targets and the Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) in sight. ... Read More

Group 1 knockout for Newgate as In The Congo wins Golden Rose

Two Group 1-winning stallion prospects created in the space of 24 hours, and it might not even be the best weekend Newgate Farm have experienced over the last 12 months.  That’s how well the Henry Field-run stud is faring at the moment, as the Hunter Valley operation touched gold once more in ending the weekend... Read More

Moor’s Wild Group 1 ride continues as Snitzel’s Ruler stamps stallion credentials with Moir success

Everest looms for Snowdens’ imposing four-year-old after breakthrough Valley victory Henry Field expects an Everest (1200m) slot to be locked away as soon as Monday for Wild Ruler after the powerful Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) entire yesterday clinched an important A J Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) win, his first at the highest level, which in... Read More

Magic Millions releases 2YOs in Training Sale catalogue packed with ‘sire power’

Juveniles by Exceed And Excel, I Am Invincible, Written Tycoon and Pierro to go under hammer at breeze up auction Magic Millions faces the prospect of the majority of its buying bench playing from afar at the company’s 2YOs in Training Sale on the Gold Coast in November but the head of the auction house... Read More

Coolmore wins out in bidding war for Avantage as online record is smashed for New Zealand champion on Gavelhouse Plus

Champion New Zealand mare Avantage will return to the place of her birth after the nine-time Group 1-winning Fastnet Rock (Danehill) six-year-old created one more record before heading off to the breeding barn, selling for NZ$4.1 million, the highest-price ever paid for a mare sold through an online sale. The Te Akau-owned mare was yesterday... Read More