Ohukia Lodge returns to Karaka with power-packed draft of two-year-olds
The New Zealand Ready To Run Sale has been a lucrative well for Jamie and Chanel Beatson’s Ohukia Lodge and the pair head back to Karaka with a draft of high-class juveniles who are likely to prove popular with the cosmopolitan buying bench assembled for the high-performing auction which begins its two-day run on Wednesday. ... Read More
SURF’S UP
Magic Millions release quality catalogue for 2026 January sale on the Gold Coast The first yearlings by Anamoe (Street Boss) and Jacquinot (Rubick) plus full siblings to In Secret (I Am Invincible), Sunlight (Zoustar), Super Seth (Dundeel) and Stefi Magnetica (All Too Hard) are among highlights in the catalogue for January’s Magic Millions Gold Coast... Read More
Crawford, Teetan combine for emotional G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse triumph
Brett Crawford celebrated the most significant triumph of a burgeoning Hong Kong career when the South African combined with familiar ally Karis Teetan to land the HK$4.2 million (approx. AU$831,650) Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) with Encountered (Churchill) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Saddling only his 31st starter this season since arriving... Read More
Well Written stuns in 1,000 Guineas runaway win
Stephen Marsh had to wait until the 24th season of his career to win his first New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), but an emerging superstar gave the Cambridge-based trainer his missing piece at Riccarton on Saturday with a performance that was worth every moment of that wait. Well Written (Written Tycoon) joined Legarto... Read More
Ceolwulf comes out on top in titanic Champions Mile tussle
Joe Pride declared Ceolwulf (Tavistock) had removed any doubt he was the best horse he’d trained after the gelding’s triumph in an epic Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Appallingly cold, wet and windy conditions on the last day of the Melbourne Cup carnival at least provided the backdrop to two of... Read More
Giga Kick adds to Group 1 tally with gripping Sprint success
Reborn sprinter Giga Kick secured his third top tier triumph two-and-a-half years after his second with a gripping victory in the VRC Sprint at Flemington on Saturday. The Clayton Douglas-trained gelding had shaped as a potential champion early in his career, winning his first five starts culminating in The Everest (1200m) of 2022. But while... Read More