Last of the Galileos provides stunning 1,000,000gns return for Glending Stables
Pinhooking triumphs don’t come much more stunning than what transpired at Tattersalls on Wednesday evening as Glending Stables’ Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) colt completed his transformation from 125,000gns (approx. AU$254,132) yearling to 1,000,000gns (approx. AU$2,033,000) two-year-old. Once bidding commenced it wasn’t long before the price sailed beyond the half a million mark, with Chris Wall, racing... Read More
‘I have no doubt that South African runners will be competitive here’
Expatriate South African trainer Mat de Kock, one half of the Griffiths-de Kock racing operation at Cranbourne and the son of champion trainer Mike de Kock, has implored his home country breeders to step up to the plate at the Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale. Young de Kock, who has trained 218 winners, eight... Read More
Magic Millions releases National Weanling Sale catalogue
A sister to Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner El Patroness (Shamus Award), a three-quarter sister to Santos by I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), a Stay Inside (Extreme Choice) half-sister to Zousain (Zoustar) and a half-sister to Group 3 winner Jennilala (Shalaa) are among the weanlings to be offered at the Magic Millions National Sale... Read More
All aboard the Yulong stallion express!
Pierata, Alabama Express see fee increases as Japan’s globetrotter Panthalassa joins roster Pierata (Pierro) and Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice), the young linchpins of Zhang Yuesheng’s burgeoning Yulong stallion roster, will command higher service fees in 2024 after the pair’s blistering start with their first crop juveniles. The emergence this season of dual stakes winner and... Read More
Legacy grows as Caspar Fownes nets 1,100 Hong Kong wins
The Fownes name has been synonymous with Hong Kong racing across the past 40-plus years and Caspar, son of former trainer Lawrie, became only the fourth horseman after John Moore (1,735), John Size (1,535) and Tony Cruz (1,502) to reach 1,100 Hong Kong wins on Wednesday night (17 April) at Happy Valley. Assistant to his... Read More
Walsh thrilled after Godolphin stretch to 525,000gns for son of New Bay
There were plenty of whispers about Katie Walsh’s New Bay (Dubawi) colt being something a little out of the ordinary, and the well-related youngster duly stormed to the top of the Tattersalls Craven Sale market after bringing 525,000gns (approx. AU$1,070,000) a little over an hour into selling on Tuesday evening. After the bid board had... Read More