Jimmy Recard emerges as a new star for Bennett Racing
Syndicator Bennett Racing may have a new star in their ownership after Jimmy Recard (I Am Invincible) showed previously undiscovered toughness to become his all conquering sire’s 121st black type winner in Saturday’s Vain Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Caulfield. Aiming for a hat-trick after winning a Gosford maiden at start number two and Flemington’s... Read More
Manifique a highlight lot in gavelhouse.com auction
Manifique (Savabeel) is the standout lot on the latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com. Bidding currently stands at $27,000 for the Group 2 performer and is due to close around 7.30pm (NZ Time) on Monday. Manifique is by New Zealand’s ten-time champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel), who is also putting together an outstanding record as a broodmare... Read More
Sixties (AUS)
3 c Flying Artie – Gracie’s Lass, by Redoute’s Choice O: Aramco Racing B: Mr GJ Perry, NSW T: Chris Waller S: 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Vinery Stud P: Aramco Racing, $350,000 W: Inglis Xtra Bonus Handicap, 1150m, Randwick-Kensington, August 13 The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old Sixties (Flying Artie) announced himself as a colt... Read More
Too Darn Hot nomination to headline Inglis August (Late) Online Sale
The final nomination to Darley shuttle sire Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) will be offered at the Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale to raise funds for the CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust. The initiative, a collaboration between Godolphin, Watership Down Stud and CatWalk, will see all proceeds go directly towards research to improve the lives... Read More
McArdle backing ‘bigger and stronger’ My Gladiola to make an impact on return
Trainer John McArdle is confident a “bigger and stronger” My Gladiola (I Am Invincible) can prove her doubters wrong by making a leap characteristic of her breed in her three-year-old season which launches on Saturday. The grey filly resumes in Caulfield’s Quezette Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m), for which she was rated an $8 third favourite... Read More
Takeko
When you first look up the breeders of Takeko (Saxon Warrior), who became a dual city winner at Moonee Valley last Saturday, you might think you’re barking up the wrong family tree. You’re taken to the website of James Balfe and Sarah Wills’s farm Killeenfarna, which breeds Connemara ponies. They’re horses, Jim, but not as... Read More