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Matamata calling for returning Te Akau son Walker
“Racehorses are like vegetables. They’re perishable products, and whoever re-stocks their fridge every year is going to have a lot of success.” It’s something Mark Walker – looking to reload his fridge on the Gold Coast this week – learnt in Singapore. If it does not sound like eastern mysticism it’s because it came from... Read More
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Grenville’s Bart McCulloch keen to Excel after long haul to the Gold Coast
Tasmanian breeder Bart McCulloch has good grounds to be confident his ambitious mission to the Magic Millions sale will go better than his previous bold venture from the Island State to Queensland. Grenville Stud, the progressive 1100-acre farm south-west of Launceston which runs some 40 broodmares and stands young stallions Stratosphere (Snitzel) and Zululand (Fastnet... Read More
Catalogue for 2022 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale released
In the same month as the Apple Isle’s star mares Mystic Journey (Needs Further) and Still A Star (Toronado) were retired from the racetrack, Magic Millions released the catalogue for the 2022 Tasmanian Yearling Sale. The 145-lot catalogue features progeny of 52 different stallions, including Australian champion Written Tycoon (Iglesia), Shamus Award (Snitzel), Toronado (High... Read More
Seven-figure frenzy as Magnier strikes for 2 million gns mare Pepper
One turf starlet after another took to the Park Paddock stage in Tuesday’s headline-making day at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, and was greeted by an enthusiastic and international buying bench, with no shortage of bidding as 41,912,000gns (approx. AU$44,007,600) changed hands. The day’s highest-pricest lot belonged to Newsells Park Stud and Gestut Ammerland’s homebred... Read More
Dubois’ Flotus out to become one of Tattersalls’ first ladies
Australian-based breeder, owner and trainer Jean Dubois will see his stakes-winning, Group 1-placed two-year-old Flotus (Starspangledbanner) head through the Tattersalls sale ring today. The filly, who won the Ripon Champion Two-Years-Old Trophy Stakes (Listed, 6f) and followed with a second in the Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket, was signed for by French... Read More
Rosemont in double swoop on opening day of Tattersalls Mare Sale
Victoria’s Rosemont Stud again made their presence felt at an international auction when they swooped early to purchase two mares during yesterday’s opening session of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale. Both mares were bought in conjunction with Tweenhills Stud principal David Redvers, and both fetched a price tag of 110,000 gns (approx. AU$215,720). With international... Read More