Autumn Boy takes out Rosehill Guineas to provide McDonald with landmark win
Chris Waller confirmed the exciting Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) would race on next season instead of a quick exit to stud after the colt gave James McDonald a landmark win in Saturday’s Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m). In a first try beyond the distance of his Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) triumph, Autumn Boy... Read More
Autumn Glow shines again in Ryder romp
Just when you thought it wasn’t possible, Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) became even more impressive in storming to win number 11 in Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes (Gr 1, 1500m), earning the tag of “champion” from her trainer and some awestruck wonder from her jockey. The start before, Chris Waller’s unbeaten budding phenomenon was fully... Read More
Guest House lands Golden Slipper to give Coolmore’s Home Affairs breakthrough Group 1 success
Powerful colt Guest House put a gilt-edged seal on his young sire Home Affairs’ (I Am Invincible) exciting stud career by delivering an immediate victory in the most important race in Australian breeding with his dominant Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) triumph on Saturday. The Melbourne colt brought a long overdue maiden win in one... Read More
Aeliana makes most of opportunity as she scores in Ranvet
One Waller-McDonald super mare revelled in the absence of another as Aeliana claimed her second elite-level victory in Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill. Star Thoroughbreds’ four-year-old had been unlucky enough to run into Autumn Glow in both her previous two starts and showed her class in running second to the budding phenomenon both times, the... Read More
Economic pressures felt at the lower-end of the Adelaide Yearling Sale market
The challenging times at the lower end of the yearling market came to fore at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale, with all the key metrics from the two-day sale down on last year’s corresponding edition. At the close of trade, figures told the tale of a challenging few days for vendors. All told, 269... Read More
Arabian Summer confirmed for Chairman’s sale
Group 1 placegetter Arabian Summer (Too Darn Hot) is another addition to this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, for which entries will close on Friday. High-class as a two-year-old, a Group winner at three and a Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) placegetter as a four-year-old, Arabian Summer has earned her connections over $1.5 million already from... Read More