A grey filly by Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon), the dual Group 1-winning three-year-old, was labelled as the pin-up yearling for the Vinery Stud freshman sire at the Magic Millions and the market agreed, selling for $1 million. Victoria’s Griffiths De Kock Racing signed for the eye-catcher alongside agent Peter Ford and Brookdale Racing, having successfully... Read More

Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) has already changed the life of Luke Wilkinson, the man who bought the stallion as a yearling, but he did it again yesterday – in a big way. Formerly Mick Price’s bloodstock manager prior to stints with Yulong, Danny O’Brien and now at Kia Ora, Extreme Choice breeding right... Read More

Two of Australia’s biggest industry players duked it out in a lunch time auction ring battle for the final chance to buy a relation to arguably the country’s best sprinter, reigning Everest (1200m) champion Think About It (So You Think). It was Coolmore’s Tom Magnier who dug deepest, going to $900,000 for the Tasmanian-bred Wootton... Read More

Camilleri celebrates brilliant afternoon at Magic Millions as Maher snaps up ‘quality’ youngster by Darley shuttler for $1.9 million High end bloodstock is, in many ways, much like art – they’re collectors’ items and tend to hold their value. And if what’s transpired at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale over the past two... Read More

Trainer Kurt Goldman, fresh from landing an upset win in the $250,000 The Wave (1800m) with Arts Object (Zoustar) on his new home track of the Gold Coast, isn’t about to change his approach. And that applies to his approach to the training of his horses as well as the selection of them at the... Read More