Antony Thompson believes Oakleigh Plate-winning son of Deep Field offers ‘terrific’ value at opening fee of $27,500   Widden Stud has unveiled its Group 1-winning sprinter Portland Sky (Deep Field), who will stand at its Hunter Valley property for an introductory fee of $27,500 (inc GST) for the upcoming breeding season. Stud principal Antony Thompson said... Read More

Widden Stud’s Zoustar colt bought by Coolmore’s Tom Magnier for eye-watering $3 million as 13 other lots break the seven-figure barrier The brother to champion filly Sunlight (Zoustar) was sold for a decade-high $3 million at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale yesterday, completing a remarkable second session that saw 14 million dollar lots change... Read More

More than $66 million changes hands on day one of elite Riverside Stables auction with middle market providing the backbone of trade Ciaron Maher, Australia’s biggest trainer, came out on top on day one of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, backing his judgement to land the “colt of the sale”, the top-priced $1.5 million... Read More

Thoroughbred industry’s leading players gather at Riverside ahead of Australasia’s premium auction Just as the enormous prices paid for proven sire prospects over the past decade has pushed an increasing number of stallion investors to embrace the yearling market, the surging southern hemisphere breeding stock sales appears likely to have the same effect on breeders,... Read More

Remarkable stallion Rebel Dane (California Dane), the sire of brilliant Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) and Inglis Sires’ (Gr 1, 1400m)-winning filly Fireburn from limited opportunities, will relocate to Widden Stud in the Hunter Valley. Widden’s Antony Thompson won the race to stand the dual Group 1-winning sprinter, who from just 14 runners has produced... Read More