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‘Gator lands Guineas in milestone success for All Too Hard

Vinery Stud resident earns maiden Group 1 win as star three-year-olds fail to fire in Flemington feature  David Vandyke opted not to label yesterday’s Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) a ‘champion’ despite a stirring victory, his tenth from just 11 starts, in Flemington’s $1 million feature for three-year-olds.  However,... Read More

Confidence high ahead of Melbourne Premier Sale

Victorian breeders get behind Inglis’ Victorian sale as buyers flock to Oaklands Junction A concerted push by Inglis to gain the support of Victoria’s biggest breeders to back the state’s major auction with some of their best-credentialed stock has industry stakeholders confident about an invigorated Melbourne market ahead of the Premier Yearling Sale, which gets... Read More

Sun Stud excited about the prospects of freshman sire Palentino at Premier

First yearlings by dual Group 1-winning stallion set to make big impact at Oaklands Junction All eyes will be on Flemington when an eagerly anticipated renewal of the Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) takes place tomorrow, just one day before the first yearlings by Palentino (Teofilo), winner of the stallion-making race in 2016, go through... Read More

Yulong buys into Alabama Express

Moroney’s Group 1-winning son of Redoute’s Choice to stand in Victoria Last-start C F Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) will stand at stud in Victoria once his racing career is over after Yulong struck a deal to buy into the talented three-year-old. Alabama Express, who is trained by Mike Moroney,... Read More

Fierce Impact’s potential Chipping Norton milestone for his sire Deep Impact

Japanese-bred entire joins Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa on studmasters’ radar Fierce Impact’s bid to win the Chipping Norton Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) could create a new milestone for his champion Japanese sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) and enhance the import’s stallion credentials both domestically and internationally. No son of the late Deep Impact has won... Read More

Griffiths and Ford swoop on classy Alpine Eagle filly

Daughter of Armidale Stud’s first season sire heads to Victoria with $95,000 price tag Respected Victorian trainer Robbie Griffiths and his trusted ally, agent Peter Ford, have zeroed in on sons of the late top-class stallion High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) and yesterday they made their move for a filly by his new season sire Alpine... Read More