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Mapperley Stud roars to Lion’s success
For Mapperley Stud, the week could not have been better. Only last Wednesday Mapperley’s young stallion Contributer (High Chaparral) sired his first stakes winner when Llanacord held on gamely in the Lowland Stakes (Gr 2, 2100m) at Hastings and Saturday’s Group 1 success in the Randwick Guineas (1600m) is more icing on the cake as... Read More
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First for Astern
New first season sire winners Astern Two of Darley’s first season sires produced new individual winners on Tuesday as Seradess (2 f ex Obsidian Dragon by Hidden Dragon) dead-heated with Cloudy (Frosted) in a thrilling finish to the Roll The Dice Racing 2YO Fillies Maiden Plate (1000m) at Bendigo. The former was a first winner... Read More
The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge is seemingly at Grateful Heart’s mercy after a fourth win at Happy Valley as Joao Moreira rides a quartet
Happy Valley sprint specialist Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon) has built an almost impregnable buffer in the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge after a fourth victory at the city circuit propelled the Australian import to an imposing lead in the HK$1 million series. Perfectly ridden by Zac Purton, the Danny Shum-trained gelding posted his first victory... Read More
Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 2021 – Book 2 Sales Results By Sire
Adelaide 1084 C Singho Freedman Brothers/Blue Sky BstockPty Ltd (FBAA) NSW 130,000 Average All Too Hard 1043 C Poppet’s Treasure Kacy Fogden Rcg QLD 200,000 1018 C Nikkirina DGR Tbred Services Pty Ltd (FBAA)/Chris Anderson Rcg QLD 170,000 1073 F Secretary Bird John Symons QLD 55,000 1132 C Very Puzzling Matthew Brown Rcg VIC 55,000... Read More
Reliable Man’s sire Dalakhani dies at 21
Former Cornerstone Stud shuttler Dalakhani (Darshaan), sire of Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) winner and emerging Westbury Stud shuttle stallion Reliable Man, has died at the age of 21. Bred and raced by HH Aga Khan, Dalakhani was by his owner’s homebred Prix du Jockey Club (Gr 1, 2100m) winner Darshaan (Shirley Heights) out... Read More
Ho takes New Year honours
It’s a long way from winning a Rockhampton maiden to a good quality Class 3 in Macau, however, it proved no bar to the former Queensland galloper Famous Medal (Benfia), who overcame a tough run from his wide gate to bolt away with Saturday’s Class 3 over 1200 metres. Ridden by Peter Ho, the Patrick... Read More