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Vale Subzero: a hero on the track, a champion away from the racecourse, a legend gone
One of the racing industry’s most beloved ambassadors, Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winner Subzero (Kala Dancer), was humanely euthanised yesterday at the age of 32. Media personality Bruce Clark, a close friend of Subzero’s caretakers, the Salisbury family, announced Subzero’s death on social media yesterday afternoon. It comes only weeks after the Salisbury patriarch... Read More
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Behemoth joins Group 1 fray with Memsie triumph
Melbourne’s first feature of the season goes to $6,000 Adelaide raider for Jolly and Grand Syndicates Behemoth by name and by nature – but not by sales price – Behemoth is now among that most exclusive of clubs for racehorses as a Group 1 winner after he scored his first success at the highest level... Read More
Buyer feedback leads to Karaka sale sticking to January dates for 2021
New Zealand Bloodstock shelves plan to push auction back to April in travel bubble hope The chief executive of one of the country’s biggest thoroughbred breeders, the famed Cambridge Stud, has welcomed New Zealand Bloodstock’s decision to keep its Karaka Yearling Sale in its traditional January date despite market uncertainty concerning Covid-19. The experienced Henry... Read More
Kia Ora swoops on Group 1 contender Prague in deal with Aquis and Phoenix
Dual Group 3-winning colt joins Slipper winner Farnan in Krishnan’s ranks Kia Ora Stud has made its second high stakes stallion play by acquiring dual Group 3-winning juvenile Prague (Redoute’s Choice) in an outright deal from previous owners Aquis Farm and Phoenix Thoroughbreds just weeks after securing Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Farnan (Not... Read More
Racing NSW relaxes restrictions for Victorian-based horses as state’s coronavirus cases plateau
Affected trainers ecstatic trying period appears to be over The Sydney spring carnival remains off-limits for big-name Victorian metropolitan-trained horses, but the industry’s governing body yesterday acceded to the pleas from many of its stakeholders by allowing stock from regional areas of the southern state to return to NSW stables. For seven weeks Racing NSW... Read More
Europe’s carnival challenge flounders with a maximum of 16 set to travel next month
Prince of Arran will be back for a third time but Ebor winner Fujaira Prince is staying at home The smallest European challenge for more than a decade could contest this year’s Melbourne Spring Carnival after it emerged yesterday that a maximum of 16 places are available on the sole flight set to ship contenders... Read More