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Fabulass tribute to Singleton with Frankel mare topping Strawberry Hill dispersal
$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
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‘You only get an opportunity like this once or twice in a lifetime’
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
Portelli re-assessing spring plans for Kintyre and Encap
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
Dragon scorches his rivals to claim victory in Foxbridge
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
Valley vision comes up trumps for Acromantula
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
Unbeaten Libertad lights up San Domenico Stakes for Trilogy Racing
Annabel Neasham and Chad Schofield recreated their San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) success of 12 months ago, with Libertad (Russian Revolution) extending his unbeaten run to three and stamping his spring ambitions with victory at Rosehill yesterday. Schofield and Neasham have enjoyed a terrific association since Sweet Ride (Deep Field) won the San Domenico... Read More