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Hinged a Worthy winner of Surround Stakes
Among what was widely considered to be one of the best first season sire crops in recent times, Clear Mountain Fairview resident Worthy Cause (Choisir) may not have hit the Golden Slipper-winning headlines of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), nor that of the four juvenile stakes winners of another first-crop stallion Capitalist (Written Tycoon)... Read More
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Marabi new queen of sprint ranks
Marabi (I Am Invincible) stamped herself as the queen of Australia’s sprinting ranks yesterday, landing her first top-level race in the Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) and in doing so put herself firmly in the mix for the Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington in two weeks. Only once since the race’s inception in... Read More
Diamond could be vindication for Rosemont’s decision to reshape breeding and racing business
Win, lose or draw for Rosemont Stud, the fact it is connected to three runners in Victoria’s premier juvenile race today, the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), is vindication enough that owner Nigel Austin and principal Anthony Mithen made the right call with its racing and breeding operation. Rosemont Stud bred and co-owns exciting... Read More
Merchant Navy colt tops Book 2 on the final day of record-breaking Perth Sale
Curtain comes down on two-day Magic Millions auction which has seen increases across the board Coolmore’s Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) claimed the highest price from Book 2 in another strong session at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale yesterday, with an Amelia Park-bred colt by the stallion selling for $160,000. As the sale closed with... Read More
Demand for yearlings continues apace on record-breaking day in Perth
Playing God colt realises $330,000 as local buyers dominate during red-hot Book 1 session of Magic Millions sale A colt by Playing God (Blackfriars) put a late West Australian stamp on Book 1 of the Perth Magic Millions sale as the nation’s rampant yearling boom continued unabated yesterday, snatching top billing as the fifth-last lot... Read More
Armidale’s impressive Toronado filly sets high bar at $150,000
Mainland demand sees Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale become the latest to hit new benchmark figures A $150,000 Toronado (High Chaparral) filly, the highest-priced horse sold at yesterday’s Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale, will head to Queensland as mainland trainers and agents dominated the buying bench at the island state’s annual auction. Continuing the trend... Read More