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Rangal Park’s Buttler to put broodmares through online auction
Long-time Victorian breeder Eric Buttler, who raced and later stood Group 1-winning sprinter Keltrice (Kenmare) as well as Palace Music (The Minstrel) among others, will close his Rangal Park Stud owing to ill health. Buttler, 81, yesterday revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer, prompting the decision to sell the Euroa property he had... Read More
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Aquis considering offers to take on its NSW stallions for season 2021 and beyond
Aquis Farm will make a call on the future of its NSW-based stallions including high-profile Group 1 winners Pierata (Pierro) and Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom) by the end of this month as the Hong Kong racing and breeding business continues its rationalisation. The Tony Fung-owned Aquis Farm operated a three-state stallion operation in 2020 including... Read More
Almanzor set to make impact in Karaka debut
As one of the highest-profile new recruits among New Zealand’s stallion ranks, Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) is set to make waves with his first yearlings at Karaka next month. The French, Irish and English Group 1 winner served 140 mares in his debut season at Cambridge in 2018. The catalogue for Book 1... Read More
Lope De Vega developing into a global giant
The amount of stallions who can be considered successful on a domestic level is small enough, so the number who go on to achieve international acclaim is, frankly, miniscule. Lope De Vega (Shamardal) is one of the rare cases who falls firmly into the latter category. The son of Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) sired his 12th... Read More
Coolmore’s Royal Ascot hero Choisir pensioned
Australia’s trailblazing sprinter and Coolmore stallion Choisir (Danehill Dancer) has been pensioned after a 17-year career in the breeding shed, it was announced yesterday. On the eve of Australia’s most prolific international race in which raiders from abroad, particularly Europe, swoop in to try and take local riches, it was the first horse to reverse... Read More
Wings Of Eagles colt sells to Australia as Brummitt bemoans lack of support
There was understandable excitement when 2017 Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) hero Wings Of Eagles (Pour Moi) was retired to stand at his birthplace, the Haras de Montaigu. A first Epsom winner to be bred in France since Sea-Bird (Dan Cupid) 52 years before him, Wings Of Eagles remained for just one season before... Read More