Inglis Easter Yearling Sale preview released
Countless headline acts are scheduled to take their place at next year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, with Inglis revealing a small selection of the pedigrees set to be featured at the Sydney auction on Friday. While the Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) colt out of Winx (Street Cry) will undoubtedly draw extraordinary attention, he is one of... Read More
Apulia out to make up for lost time in Northerly Stakes
Ben Hayes believes comeback entire Apulia (Fiorente) can continue making up for lost time and prove his class beyond doubt when he lines up in Saturday’s Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) at Ascot. Half-owned by Team Hayes and his Victorian co-breeders Revelstone Stud, Apulia’s path so far has been a chequered one, explaining why the... Read More
Australia’s black type system under fire amid threat of international downgrade
The peak breeding body in the industry’s heartland of NSW has called on the Racing NSW (RNSW) board to “stand down” amidst concerns that Australia could be demoted from Part I of the international Blue Book. Thoroughbred Breeders NSW president Hamish Esplin made the call as Australia’s black type situation – a suite of NSW... Read More
Ruska Roma
Death, taxes and Sadler’s Wells over Dubawi. That last certainty has been shown to work again with a new stakes winner in Ruska Roma (Super Seth), Pinecliff Racing’s homebred three-year-old filly who took out Caulfield’s Twilight Glow Stakes (Listed, 1400m) on Saturday. Sadler’s Wells (Northern Dancer) runs through the top line of Ruska Roma’s pedigree... Read More
‘That was more than my wildest dreams!’ – Barnavara tops Tattersalls December Mares Sale at 4.8 million
Fast-improving filly Barnavara (Calyx) – who delivered Jessica Harrington a breakthrough elite-level win in the Prix de l’Opera (Gr 1, 2400m) – added another extraordinary chapter to her story on Tuesday evening when topping the Tattersalls December Mares Sale at 4,800,000gns (approx. AU$10.18 million). Consigned by Baroda Stud, Barnavara became the highest-priced filly in training... Read More
‘It’s a phenomenal pedigree’ – Japan Cup hero Calandagan’s half-sister tops day one of December Mares at 850,000gns
It was standing room only inside the famous Park Paddocks auditorium for the first instalment of this year’s Sceptre Sessions on Monday evening. Despite the big turnout in the ring, the lion’s share of the action came online as Ace Stud spent 2,462,000gns on six new recruits. The haul was headed by Overbury Stud’s Caliyza... Read More