Bell River Excited about Snitzel mare’s Lightning tilt
Meticulous planning to gain a Group 1 credit for valuable broodmare prospect I Am Excited (Snitzel) could come to fruition in the $750,000 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington tomorrow. Prominent breeder James Ferguson said the time-honoured sprint provides the perfect opportunity for the dual Group 2 winner to enhance her credentials... Read More
Aquis and Australian Bloodstock combine to secure high-class sprinter Graff
Group 1-placegetter Graff (Star Witness) has been acquired by Aquis Farm and Australian Bloodstock as a racing and breeding prospect and will stand at Aquis when his career on the track concludes. Replicating the partnership that combined to race dual Group 1 winner and Aquis’ current Hunter Valley resident Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom), Graff will... Read More
Star and Marquand shine bright in rescheduled Inglis Millennium
China Horse Club-owned colt provides Freedman brothers with their biggest success as a training duo to cap big week for Fairview Park Stud Twenty-four hours on from a successful foray at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, the China Horse Club and their head of bloodstock Michael Wallace saw the investment made at last year’s auction... Read More
Bella Fever and de Kock break fresh ground for Uruguay in Dubai
It was perhaps the most probable of improbable wins and the most remarkable of stories – albeit somewhat unheralded – and one which may have only just begun. Mike de Kock won the Meydan Classic Trial in Dubai last Thursday with the Uruguayan-bred, three-year-old filly Bella Fever (True Fever). The filly was first-up at 1400... Read More
Classic format set to stay after resurgent Inglis opener
Smaller catalogue achieves balance as Deep Field continues momentum at Riverside The format of this year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, a condensed three-day auction consisting of 613 Book 1 horses, is set to be replicated in 2021 after the company’s season opener was deemed a success by the management. The sale’s “consolidation” this year, which... Read More
Three for Headwater
New winners Headwater – Vinery Stud stallion Headwater (Exceed And Excel) sired his third individual winner on Sunday when Aquagirl (2 f ex Galapagos Girl by Dehere) landed the Firstly Sprint 2YO (1000m) at Flemington’s Rapid Racing meeting. The Phillip Stokes-trained juvenile quickened up nicely under Dean Holland to post a half-length success and in... Read More