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Coolmore’s MV Magnier looking to the future after loss of super sire Wootton Bassett
Coolmore’s MV Magnier has opened up about the loss of the operation’s superstar stallion Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj). The 17-year-old, sire of 129 black-type performers, including 16 top-flight winners, died last Tuesday after suffering from a choke that developed into an acute case of pneumonia while on shuttle duty in Australia. “What happened to Wootton Bassett... Read More
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Swettenham’s Toronado to miss breeding season
Toronado (High Chaparral), one of Victoria’s leading stallions, will miss the 2025 breeding season as he battles a significant infection and lameness, Swettenham Stud confirmed on Sunday. “The stallion has suffered a significant infection, which in turn has caused him lameness. On the advice of some of Australia’s leading veterinarians, the decision was taken to... Read More
Riverstone welcomes Starlust
Riverstone Lodge are set to kick off the 2025 breeding season with the introduction of their inaugural stallion, Breeders Cup Turf Sprint (Gr 1, 5f) winner Starlust (Zoustar). The son of champion sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) recently arrived at the Hunter Valley farm following the final start of his racing career, a fourth-place finish in... Read More
Exclusive opportunity to purchase nomination in Too Darn Hot
A rare chance to have a nomination in champion first and second season sire Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) headlines the Inglis Digital August online sale, which features a diverse catalogue of 302 lots. The stallion’s first southern hemisphere crop is the best in Australia this century, headed by four-time Group 1 winner Broadsiding. His yearlings... Read More
Widden gear up for the new season as Cogburn joins Zoustar in the Hunter
Widden Stud are gearing up for the imminent breeding season and have recently welcomed a new acquisition to their Hunter Valley in the shape of the record-breaking sprinter Cogburn (Not This Time). The US speedster arrived off the back of a remarkable career in which he won nine of his sixteen career starts, earning more... Read More
Starlust enters quarantine ahead of move to Riverstone Lodge
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr 1, 5f) winner Starlust (Zoustar) has been retired from racing and will enter quarantine this week in preparation for travelling to Australia where he will take up stallion duties at Nick Taylor’s Riverstone Lodge at an opening fee of $27,500 (inc GST). The four-year-old, who was trained by Ralph Beckett... Read More