Castelvecchio retired as Snitzel and Written Tycoon lead Arrowfield roster
Top-class stallion Written Tycoon (Iglesia) will stand at Arrowfield Stud this year in a significant partnership with Woodside Park. Victoria’s long-time premier sire Written Tycoon will stand for $77,000 in his first season in the Hunter Valley while Arrowfield Stud’s champion stallion Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), in line for a fourth consecutive title, will stand for... Read More
Widden fees down across the board in show of support for breeders
Widden fees down across the board in show of support for breeders Widden Stud, whose roster is led by Zoustar (Northern Meteor) at a fee of $121,000 (all fees inclusive GST) and will be joined by his first season sire son Zousain ($19,800), last night also made public its 12-strong line-up. A softer market outlook... Read More
Yiu’s on top and Shining, Moreira and Purton match strides
Ricky Yiu’s steady, unwavering progress towards what he hopes will be a first trainers’ championship continued at Happy Valley on Wednesday thanks to Shining Gem’s (Makfi) darting late burst. Vincent Ho’s cool head had the top-weight positioned for a sprint finish off the turn in section two of the Class 3 Causeway Bay Handicap (1200m)... Read More
Saffiano (AUS)
2 c More Than Ready – Black Prada by Domesday O: Aquis HK G1 B: Aquis Farm T: Chris Waller S: 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Newhaven Park (As Agent) P: Aquis Farm, $600,000 W: Clarendon Stakes, 1400m, April 25, Rosehill Last week, when Sauvestre (Hinchinbrook) was named Maiden of the... Read More
Yes Yes Yes to stand at $38,500 as Pierro earns increase
Coolmore announce 2020 service fees with champion Fastnet Rock sitting on top Yes Yes Yes, the first Everest winner to retire to stud after three years of the rich slot race, has had his service fee set by Coolmore where he will stand alongside his own young sire Rubick (Encosta De Lago) in a 16-stallion... Read More
An all-local spring? Bring it on
The largesse of the Australian racing industry is extraordinary. In the past 18 months alone, we’ve happily shelled out more than $21 million of our prize-money to northern hemisphere-owned and trained horses. That’s to just nine horses. I haven’t bothered with the minutiae of the many others to have picked up place money cheques which... Read More