There was a dramatic end to day one of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale as Peter Swann of the Cool Silk Partnership went to 600,000gns to buy out Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ shares in the Group 1-winning sprinter Sands Of Mali (Panis). Swann stood with agent Matt Coleman in the bidders’ area and traded sizeable increases with... Read More

Royal Ascot will boast not just one but two £1 million/$1,901,970 races for the first time in 2020, with a record £8,095,000/$15,396,500 on offer across the prestigious five-day meeting. The Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m2f) (from £750,000/$1,426,480) and the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) (from £600,000/$1,141,180), will offer seven-figure prize-money in June... Read More

Breeders Tyreel Stud hope the gelding can increase their mare’s impressive record Hong Kong’s latest sprint sensation Aethero (Sebring) was perhaps destined to be a giant – in every sense – of the racetrack even before his race debut at Sha Tin in April this year.  Giant he will be, in performance level as well... Read More

New Stakes Winners Aqlaam – The late stallion Aqlaam (Oasis Dream) sired his seventh stakes winner on Saturday as Alward (7 g ex Sharedah by Pivotal) took out the ATC Cup (Listed, 2000m) at Rosehill. Alward joins the likes of Full Rose, Fashion Queen and Dancing Star as stakes winners for his sire. Aqlaam stood... Read More

In a keenly contested finish where the first four horses went to the post less than a length apart, the Chris Waller-trained Mister Sea Wolf (Amadeus Wolf) fought back gamely under his top weight to score by a head in a time of 1:34.52. That time was a tenth of a second faster than the... Read More

Always close to the lead, Unition (Fastnet Rock) took advantage and held off late challenges for a debut victory in the Counties Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Beginning well he sat one out just back of the lead from the 800m, holding that spot around the turn and entering the straight. Upon straightening he took over... Read More