Steel City to go under the hammer on eve of September
33-lot catalogue released for inaugural Magic Millions Virtual Sale Group 3-winning juvenile Steel City (Merchant Navy), a half-sister to dual Group 1-winning sprinter September Run (Exceed And Excel), will be offered at Magic Millions’ Virtual Sale. The four-year-old Ciaron Maher-trained mare features among the 33-lot catalogue released by the Gold Coast auction house on Wednesday... Read More
Toronado’s Theblade ‘the real deal’
Michael Hawkes called Theblade (Toronado) “the real deal” after the colt made a hugely impressive debut at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. The son of Toronado (High Chaparral) is Black Caviar’s (Bel Esprit) nephew, being out of the champion sprinter’s unraced half-sister Brigite (Casino Prince), herself a sister to Team Hawkes’ former top-level racer turned successful sire... Read More
A platinum gold contribution
O’Brien reflects on his long tenure on the board of Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria James O’Brien, the long-serving Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) president, had one main objective in mind when he joined the board of the state’s peak breeders’ body more than 15 years ago. And that was, O’Brien said, to enhance the Victorian Owner and... Read More
McEvoy looks forward to Arabian Summer and Blue Stratum
Exciting three-year-olds ready to step up to their respective stakes targets this weekend Trainer Tony McEvoy is confident Saturday’s Caulfield launch of three-year-old stakes racing will herald a powerful spring for two of his runners – both budding stable stars who go into the day off starkly different backstories. Blue Stratum (Blue Point) is surging... Read More
Charyn super impressive in Prix Jacques le Marois
The Roger Varian-trained Charyn (4 c Dark Angel – Futoon by Kodiac) stamped home his claim to be considered Europe’s best miler with a thoroughly authoritative victory in Sunday’s Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m) at Deauville. Having been a Group 2 winner as a juvenile, and placed at the highest level as a... Read More
BIG BUCKS
Portelli dreaming of spring riches as star trio make trial return at Warwick Farm Gary Portelli lifts the winter covers off his trio of stars at Warwick Farm on Monday with very real hopes all three will represent his compact but select stable in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) in October. In fact one... Read More