You could have cut the air with a rowel spur, the tension was that high at White Park arena in Scone last night. Men and women who usually have nerves of steel on Thoroughbred racetracks and in sales rings paced anxiously around the equine stadium, nervously waiting their turn to perform in the inaugural Wingman... Read More

Contributer (High Chaparral), the sire of Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Lion’s Roar, will headline New Zealand farm Mapperley Stud’s stallion roster for the upcoming breeding season where he will stand for an increased fee of NZ$22,000 (plus GST). His first crop of three-year-olds have experienced a strong season on the track led, of... Read More

Newgate Farm announced yesterday that this season’s leading first season and Golden Slipper- (Gr 1, 1200m) winning sire Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) will stand for a private fee in 2021.  Extreme Choice, who has five winners to his name and leads both the first season and two-year-old sire standings this term, stood for... Read More

Newhaven Park has announced that Cool Aza Beel, their Group 1-winning son of Savabeel (Zabeel), will stand his first season at their Boorowa property for a fee of $16,500 (inc GST) in 2021.  The winner of the Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) and Karaka Million (RL, 1200m) during an outstanding two-year-old season for trainer Jamie... Read More

Henry Plumptre believes the exodus of New Zealand-bred yearlings to Australian sales, a trend hastened this year by the prolonged international travel ban caused by the pandemic, will be reversed in the coming years. Fresh from buying five fillies for a total of $1.75 million on behalf of Brendan and Jo Lindsay at last week’s... Read More