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

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

2 c Gold Standard – Nooks And Crannies by Denman O: Makybe Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd (Mgr: T M Santic), Cavalluccio (Mgr: D V Gangi), Collins St Partners (Mgr: B N Griffith), Megalo Peroukas (Mgr: S Bilalis), M N Spartels, N M Spartels, D J Slater, NP Garland & B J Maher B: Makybe... Read More

Longwood Thoroughbreds has appointed internationally experienced horseman Kelly Jackson as farm manager.  The news comes ahead of a major weekend for the farm with Chayan (I Am Invincible), who was bred by Longwood, set to be sent off one of the most fancied runners in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Rosehill.  Jackson... Read More

A filly by Australia’s reigning champion sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) topped a tough first day of the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale after being knocked down to Philippines-based buyer Miguel Almeda for $200,000.  At the close of trade, 124 of 190 offered lots had sold at a clearance rate of 66 per cent, down on... Read More

A day at Sha Tin in 2013 and strong memories of a grey Tasmanian mare are the plotlines behind breeder David Brideoake’s creation of Salty Pearl (Tagaloa), who claimed another major victory in Saturday’s $500,000 VOBIS Platinum Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. Ciaron Maher’s three-year-old filly was already one of the large handful of stakes winners... Read More