$16 million traded as curtain comes down on five decades of breeding brilliance It was the end of an era spanning 50 years: Yesterday’s setting for the dispersal of Strawberry Hill Stud couldn’t have been better, the afternoon auction at John Singleton’s lavish property was also a tribute to the larrikin owner’s contribution to Australia’s... Read More

Magic Millions ready for Singleton’s Strawberry Hill Stud dispersal sale The Strawberry Hill Stud dispersal of bloodstock, five decades in the making, will provide generational opportunities for breeders wanting to create their own dynasty on the back of John Singleton’s thoroughbred legacy. A snap decision a month ago by Singleton to sell all his stock... Read More

The Ming Dynasty looms as the next assignment for Saturday’s Up And Coming Stakes placegetters  Trainer Gary Portelli has been forced into a re-think on spring plans for Fireburn’s half-brother Kintyre (Hallowed Crown) and “Australia’s best maiden” Encap (Capitalist) after they opened an array of possibilities with exceptional performances on Saturday. Kintyre and Encap caught... Read More

Punters got it spot on in the feature event at Te Rapa yesterday, as favourite Dragon Leap (7 g Pierro – Pontiana by Redoute’s Choice) defeated second elect Skew Wiff (Savabeel) in a thrilling finish to the Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate (Gr 2, 1200m).  The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained seven-year-old had looked to be... Read More

Acromantula (Written Tycoon) went within a whisker of breaking the Moonee Valley 1000-metre track record as a positive ride from Craig Williams saw the Western Australian claim an all-the-way win in the Carlyon Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Trainers Daniel and Ben Pearce had targeted the Moonee Valley stakes contest as the ideal late winter/early spring feature... Read More