Split loyalties set to test the Huddy family
Given that they bred Quintessa (Shamus Award) and own her Let’s Elope Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) rival Comrade Rosa (Capitalist), the Huddy family will have divided loyalties when the pair of mares clash for a second time this Saturday at Flemington. It was Quintessa who prevailed when the duo met for the first time in... Read More
Silmarillion (AUS)
Silmarillion (AUS) 3 f Too Darn Hot – Yavanna by Redoute’s Choice O: Godolphin B: Godolphin T: James Cummings W: Atlantic Jewel Stakes, Listed, 1200m, September 7, Moonee Valley Godolphin’s Silmarillion (Too Darn Hot) broke her maiden in a tidy manner last Saturday when scoring in Moonee Valley’s Atlantic Jewel Stakes (Listed, 1200m). Having finished... Read More
Rosehill inquiry stalls as replacement racecourse proposal is ruled out due to planning controls
The idea to relocate Rosehill race track to the eco-sensitive Sydney Olympic Park would not be possible under current legislation and planning controls, the NSW Parliament inquiry into the proposed sale and development of Rosehill was told on Thursday. One the third and final day of the inquiry by the NSW Upper House Select Committee... Read More
POSEIDON ADVENTURE
Confidence increasing as challengers line up to take on boom colt Growing Empire Calvin McEvoy, Peter Snowden and Adrian Bott will send three colts out against Growing Empire (Zoustar) in Saturday’s Poseidon Stakes (Listed, 1100m), with all three having cause for optimism about toppling the boom three-year-old at Flemington. Growing Empire was on Wednesday a... Read More
Curlin colt on top as Pope goes to US$5 million
Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm went to US$5 million (approx. AU$7.5 million) deep into day two of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale to land Lot 347, a Curlin (Smart Strike) colt that roared to the top of sale standings. The colt, bred by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and consigned by Indian Creek, is a brother to... Read More
A Little Deep
Andrew Bowcock is a third generation breeder who knows what he’s doing, but even the best need a little luck sometimes. He’s had his share of both kinds. After running the old Segenhoe Valley family farm Alabama Stud – founded by his grandfather Ray in the 1940s – Andrew bought the block next door in... Read More