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‘I feel we’re on the verge of a new dawn for our sport’

In a four-part series in conjunction with the Racing Post, we look at how the racing world has coped with the prevailing impacts of the Covid-19. In today’s edition, Racing Post bloodstock editor Andrew Scutts delves into how the US racing roadshow has stayed the trip despite the pandemic. It was a very good Good... Read More

Unwala’s Avesta Bloodstock making quiet investment as portfolio quickly soars

Darley Flying Start graduate creates big impression with broodmare-focused trading partnership Avesta Bloodstock is a name the Australian thoroughbred industry is about to hear a lot more about, but the man behind the business has not suddenly appeared on the scene and he has been quietly acquiring a significant bloodstock portfolio heavily leveraged towards broodmares.... Read More

Written Tycoon reaches new heights with $165,000 fee, Tagaloa to stand for $33,000

Written Tycoon (Iglesia), on the verge of a possible maiden Australian general sires title, will stand for a career-high $165,000 (all fees inc GST) as the star stallion prepares for his return to Victoria and first season at Yulong Stud. The Yuesheng Zhang-owned operation also last night revealed that Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More

Standout $145,000 Russian Revolution colt bound for Singapore 

Kingstar lands big pinhook result as HTBA May Yearling Sale draws to a close Leading Singapore trainer Michael Clements will take charge of a $145,000 colt by first crop sire Russian Revolution (Snitzel), the highest-priced yearling sold and one of two lots to make six figures at Inglis’ HTBA May Sale. Kiwi bloodstock agent Bevan... Read More

Shamus Award has service fee increased after daughter’s Oaks victory

Starspangledbanner returns for another season at Rosemont Stud with newcomer Hanseatic joining Victorian roster  Rosemont Stud has recognised the feats of versatile stallion Shamus Award (Snitzel), the sire of Saturday’s progressive Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Media Award, by increasing the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner’s service fee for the 2021 season. The... Read More

New faces and bumper catalogue create buzz around revamped HTBA May sale

A permanent move to Sydney draws fresh participants as vibrant inspections get underway ahead of two-day sale beginning tomorrow There is an air of anticipation surrounding the rebranded Inglis HTBA May Yearling Sale, formerly the Inglis Scone Yearling Sale, with new faces and a bumper catalogue creating a buzz around its new permanent venue, Inglis’s... Read More