South African visitors set to enjoy another fruitful trip to the world’s sporting capital
There is something special about the Inglis Premier Sale in Melbourne which, of course, kicks off tomorrow morning. That may be slightly biased coming from a Melbournian who ironically has penned this from the North Sydney Hotel having just flown from Johannesburg en route to the mother city and notwithstanding that the best horse I’ve... Read More
Confidence high ahead of Melbourne Premier Sale
Victorian breeders get behind Inglis’ Victorian sale as buyers flock to Oaklands Junction A concerted push by Inglis to gain the support of Victoria’s biggest breeders to back the state’s major auction with some of their best-credentialed stock has industry stakeholders confident about an invigorated Melbourne market ahead of the Premier Yearling Sale, which gets... Read More
Kumasi (AUS)
2 c Snitzel – World Joy by Anabaa O: Aquis Hk G1 (Mgr: S J McGrath) T: Gerald Ryan S: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Baramul Stud P: Aquis Farm, $500,000 W: 2YO Maiden (1000m), February 26, Gosford Two promising juveniles fought out the finish to the 1000-metre maiden at Gosford on Wednesday,... Read More
Turf-scorching Pippie posts brilliant times in Oakleigh Plate success
Lightly-raced, but talented, mare Pippie (Written Tycoon) produced a stunning performance in taking out Saturday’s Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m), only failing by the barest of margins to break the 10-year-old track record at Caulfield. After beginning brilliantly from barrier 14, Pippie crossed to the front in a twinkling. She continued at a fast tempo... Read More
Sun Stud excited about the prospects of freshman sire Palentino at Premier
First yearlings by dual Group 1-winning stallion set to make big impact at Oaklands Junction All eyes will be on Flemington when an eagerly anticipated renewal of the Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) takes place tomorrow, just one day before the first yearlings by Palentino (Teofilo), winner of the stallion-making race in 2016, go through... Read More
Eccles enhances Oaks claims with impressive Lowlands success
Since finishing a strong and unlucky long-neck second in the New Zealand One Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton in November, Jennifer Eccles (Rip Van Winkle) has notched three Group 2 wins in four subsequent starts and she looks to have a stranglehold on next month’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m). Like her... Read More