Yulong confirms service fee for Alabama Express
C F Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Alabama Express, who was officially retired from racing last week, will stand for an introductory fee of $27,500 (all fees inclusive of GST) at Yulong this year. The Yuesheng Zhang-owned Nagambie-based stud farm yesterday confirmed the service fee for the former Mike Moroney-trained, juvenile-winning Alabama Express and... Read More
Reliable Man unchanged at the top of Westbury Stud roster
Westbury Stud’s Russell Warwick has implored breeders to continue to support the industry as the New Zealand farm announced an unchanged fee of NZ$15,000 (all fees plus GST) for their headline sire Reliable Man (Dalakhani), despite a successful season on the track. Dual Group 1 winner Tarzino (Tavistock), whose first yearlings went through the sales... Read More
Pierro’s Pierata takes prime position at Aquis Farm
Pierata (Pierro) is likely to have the honour as Australia’s highest-priced first season sire this year, but Aquis Farm’s Tony Williams believes the Group 1-winning sprinter deserves the accolade as the three-state operation’s best-credentialled stallion in the stud’s short history. One of 15 stallions set to be spread across Aquis Farm’s Murrurundi, Canungra and Seymour... Read More
Cosmic Force retires to Newgate Farm
Deep Field to be joined on roster by Group 2-winning son, who will begin his stud career at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST) Group 2-winning sprinter Cosmic Force will become the first son of Deep Field (Northern Meteor) to stand at stud when he joins his sire on the Newgate Farm roster this spring,... Read More
Chefano leads for Queen Mother Memorial Cup victory
Chefano (Silvano) gave trainer John Moore a sixth win in the Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 2400m) with a resolute front-running display at Sha Tin yesterday. Matthew Chadwick dictated the tempo against four rivals – three of which hailed from the same record-breaking stable – and did so with full confidence in his... Read More
Potential revised Pattern for British racing released
Potential revised Pattern for British racing released – if racing resumes in May Two blockbuster weekends of action to end the month could be in store for British racing under tentative proposals put forward by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) as part of resumption planning. The “best-case scenario” plans, developed by a sub-group of the... Read More