Torque To Be Sure (Shamus Award) broke his maiden with a welcome feature race win for his Rosemont Stud sire in a dramatic victory in Saturday’s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (RL, 1400m), surviving a protest to beat hot favourite Ninja (Farnan). The race became an intriguing study between the Matt Dunn trained $13 shot Torque... Read More

Ciaron Maher once again proved himself an exceptional trainer of juveniles when exciting colt Unit Five, a son of Widden Stud sire Supido (Sebring), claimed Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) at the Gold Coast, becoming the first horse to land the race on only his second start.  Bought by Maher for a mere... Read More

Anamoe’s first-crop yearlings have been all the rage on the Gold Coast, and Darley’s young gun passed a significant milestone on Friday when supplying his first seven-figure lot.  Widden Stud’s colt is out of Listed scorer Secret Trail (Denman), making him a half-brother to the Ciaron Maher-trained Spywire (Trapeze Artist), who was last seen claiming... Read More

Chris Waller and Guy Mulcaster topped the buyers’ chart with 14 new recruits costing a combined $8.685 million. The two priciest members of the group were picked up during day four, led by the session-topping Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) colt who fetched $1.5m late in the piece.  The Coolmore-consigned youngster is the first foal out of... Read More

A diverse buying bench and a deep catalogue combined to ensure the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale concluded on Friday evening with a decidedly healthy set of figures.  A smaller offering meant turnover was always liable to dip year-on-year, but after four sessions of lively Book 1 trade aggregate sales were just two per... Read More