Eyes on Australia
As recently as March 25 this column discussed the results from the only two studs in the lower half of New Zealand’s North Island, Grangewilliam Stud in Waitotara and Little Avondale Stud in Masterton and the same two studs provided two of the stakes winners on day one of The Championships at Randwick . Evaporate... Read More
Eustace exults with first treble in Hong Kong
Continuing a prodigious rise among Hong Kong’s training ranks, David Eustace celebrated the first treble of his career in the city on Sunday afternoon at Sha Tin following the victories of Regency Happy Star (Lonhro), Good Luck Babe (Delago Deluxe) and Sea Sapphire (Husson). “I thought we were coming here with a strong team and... Read More
Resolute and Dynamic team up at Easter
American John Stewart must be one of the more approachable billionaires going around. Trainer Calvin McEvoy wasn’t shy in hitting him up late last year via social media – a vehicle at which he was possibly more adept than father and co-trainer Tony. The result? The McEvoys teamed with the Resolute Racing boss to buy... Read More
Snitzel colt provides Segenhoe a result to savour
Before the Easter sale, Segenhoe Stud’s Peter O’Brien described the farm’s son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) and La Mexicana (I Am Invincible) as “an Adonis”. On Sunday the colt lived up to that statuesque billing, selling for $1.7 million to bloodstock giant James Herron, Tony Fung and his future trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott,... Read More
‘Special’ $3 million colt delivers Home Affairs an Easter result to savour
Gai Waterhouse believes she has another Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) contender after Home Affairs’ (I Am Invincible) ballistic start to stud life continued when big-buying Tulloch Lodge made one of his sons top lot on a powerhouse first day at Inglis Easter. In January, Home Affairs achieved the remarkable feat for a first season... Read More
‘Street Boss is flying at the moment’
A combination of an exceptional crop of yearlings and a condensed catalogue has expectations high for a particularly strong Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, which kicks off on Sunday. Only 388 yearlings will go under the hammer, following 33 withdrawals by late Friday off an original catalogue of 421. That’s significantly streamlined from last year, when... Read More