The catalogue for the sale that can lay claim to sourcing this season’s Blue Diamond (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Hayasugi (Royal Meeting), Silver Slipper (Gr 2, 1100m) winner Straight Charge (Written By) and Light Fingers (Gr 2, 1200m) winner Kimochi (Brave Smash) has been released. A 448-lot catalogue, comprising progeny of a host of leading... Read More

Hancock’s confidence high for Magic Millions despite economic uncertainty drian Hancock won’t be making excuses if the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale fails to meet his expectations, but his confidence is buoyed by the strength of the catalogue and the amount of buyers at Morphettville ahead of today’s opening session. But Magic Millions’ South Australia-based... Read More

Armidale Stud-consigned youngster comes out on top when selling for $145,000 Needs Further’s (Encosta De Lago) home state return resulted in a record sales ring reward for the champion Tasmanian stallion in what was an otherwise testing Magic Millions market yesterday. Armidale Stud, the home to Needs Further for all but one of his 11... Read More

Group 1 winner Startantes (Star Turn) and her Robert Heathcote-trained stakes-winning stablemate Extremist (Extreme Choice) are the two latest high-profile mares confirmed for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale in May. Bred by Heathcote himself, Startantes exploded onto the scene as an autumn two-year-old in 2021, with two Brisbane city wins and two placings from four starts.... Read More

Aromatic (Sacred Falls), a Group 2-winning mare, will be offered on gavelhouse.com next week, with bidding set to close at 7pm (NZT) on Monday. Purchased by NZ$160,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, the seven-year-old carried the tangerine colours of Te Akau Racing to three Group wins and another six stakes placings in... Read More