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Anamoe breeding right heads strong Inglis Feb (Late) catalogue

A breeding right in first-season sire Anamoe (Street Boss) headlines what Inglis describes as one of the strongest Digital catalogues ever assembled, with 523 lots entered for the February (Late) Online Sale. The catalogue features 254 racehorses, 117 broodmares, 108 racehorse shares and 37 yearlings among a diverse offering that also includes young mares in... Read More

Gingerbread Man colt leads the way as Magic Millions Perth ends on a high

Buoyant trade carried through to Book 2 of the 2026 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, where a colt by Yarradale Stud’s Gingerbread Man (Shamardal) provided the highlight at the Swan Valley complex when selling to Peter and Luke Fernie for a session-topping $190,000. The second session built strongly on last year’s figures, with improved returns... Read More

Tony Cruz and Angus Chung combine with Stunning Peach for Year Of The Horse Cup glory

Tony Cruz will target Hong Kong’s elite 2000-metre races with Stunning Peach (Wootton Bassett) after the Irish-bred fulfilled long-held promise with dramatic victory in the Class 2 The Year Of The Horse Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Thursday. Ridden by Angus Chung, Stunning Peach fended off a desperate late challenge from Top Dragon... Read More

Bel Esprit dies aged 26

Bel Esprit (Royal Academy), the influential stallion best known as the sire of unbeaten champion sprinter Black Caviar, has died at the age of 26. Widden Stud announced on Thursday that the son of Royal Academy (Nijinsky) had succumbed to the effects of old age.  The announcement of his death comes days before the Blue... Read More

Mills strikes online for $525,000 to snare Ridgeport’s Zoustar filly in Perth

Sparks flew early on day one of Thursday’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale when a filly by Australia’s reigning champion sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) out of Group 3 winner Lubiton (Snitzel) topped proceedings, selling to Sheamus Mills Bloodstock for $525,000. Mills, bidding online from his home state of Victoria, delivered the final blow to outlast... Read More

Strong buying bench and star graduates fuel confidence ahead of Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale

Western Australia’s premier yearling auction returns to the Swan Valley this week, with 358 lots catalogued for the 2026 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, which gets underway on Thursday. The two-day auction brings together a broad cross-section of yearlings by proven Western Australian stallions with a wave of emerging sires. All told, a total of... Read More