Profitabelle impresses again at the trials
There were four heats run at Tuesday’s Randwick trials that were won by juveniles, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Profitabelle (Profiteer) landing her second trial from as many attempts. Having scored in a Rosehill trial over 900 metres last month, the filly made her debut with a third-placed effort in a 1000-metre maiden at Randwick on... Read More
‘We’re very hands on’ – rugby league royalty Billy Slater turning his talents to racing and breeding
In the pantheon of modern sporting greats, rugby league icon Billy Slater sits front and centre. His lengthy list of team and individual honours includes, to name but a few, two National Rugby League (NRL) premierships with the Melbourne Storm; a brace of World Cup triumphs with Australia; eight State of Origin successes with Queensland,... Read More
Cambridge Stud stallions put rivals to the sword in a record-breaking Book 2
Cambridge Stud stallions dominated Book 2 of the New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) National Yearling Sale as Embellish (Savabeel) achieved the highest price one of his daughters was knocked down at the business end of proceedings for $200,000 to Busuttin Racing, while his near neighbour Sword of State (Snitzel) continued his inexorable rise with 11 lots... Read More
Pinhooking success for Carlaw Park
Carlaw Park enjoyed a standout pinhooking success on day two of Book 1 when Lot 341, a filly by Darly’s rising international sire Ghaiyyath (Dubawi), was secured for $360,000 by a powerful buying team led by Henry Dwyer Racing, Sam Haggas of Hurworth Bloodstock and Glentree Thoroughbreds. The filly represented a significant return on investment... Read More
Alabama Express in demand
Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) delivered a powerful statement at Karaka on Monday, producing two major results inside a ten-minute window as demand for the Yulong Stud sire peaked in the ring. The headline act of his five sellers came in the shape of Lot 383, an imposing colt consigned by Elsdon Park who was knocked... Read More
Well-related Justify colt joins Waller fold
The powerful buying combination of Guy Mulcaster and Chris Waller were active over the two days of Book 1 trade at Karaka, combining to purchase ten yearlings for $3,715,000 and the most expensive of the cohort was a well-related Justify (Scat Daddy) colt who they bought for $950,000. Bred by Coolmore, the colt boasts an... Read More