Aus Bloodstock, Waterhouse and Bott buy Vauban for $2 million
A return to the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) is back on Vauban’s (Galiway) agenda after the Willie Mullins-trained stayer was purchased by Australian Bloodstock in partnership with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott for around A$2 million (£1.02 million). Vauban will now stay in Australia to be trained by Waterhouse and Bott, with early expectations... Read More
Richards ends winless sequence at Happy Valley, Purton slots double
Tested by the travails of a challenging season, Jamie Richards combined with Zac Purton to end a frustrating run of outs at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a rare piece of good fortune before the last three races of the meeting were abandoned because of weather-related safety considerations. Richards ended a 47-race run of... Read More
Rey Magnerio
South Australia’s Andrew Nitschke wishes he had a dollar for every time someone asked if he was a Nitschke of Nitschke Stakes fame. He’s not. He’s no relation to that famed SA turf family, and it’s a bit like asking the same question of Pete Melbourne. Or Gary Cup. But at his farm near Millicent... Read More
Goodwin hopes his filly is a cut above in Guineas
Lovelycut bidding to hand her trainer a breakthrough win in the Group 1 Given that Lovelycut (Ilovethiscity) was the first yearling Reece Goodwin purchased, it is entirely fitting that the cut-price filly will also mark the emerging trainer’s first foray into elite-company when she contests Saturday’s Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield. Goodwin, who... Read More
Bold Bastille to be offered in standalone Inglis Digital sale
Multiple juvenile stakes winner Bold Bastille (Brazen Beau) will be offered as a racing and breeding prospect in a boutique Inglis Digital Online Sale early next week. Trained throughout her career by Lindsay Park, the daughter of Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible) has won four of her nine starts, headed by three stakes victories and... Read More
Bowditch expecting more Magic on the Coast
Magic Millions release their marquee catalogue as buyers get their first look at progeny of first-season sires including Home Affairs Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch is predicting more fireworks at the Gold Coast in January after the catalogue for the 2025 edition of Australasia’s pre-eminent yearling sale – featuring 1,401 lots by 127 individual... Read More