Australian breeders’ focus switches to American sales
Big southern hemisphere contingent en route to Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland breeding stock sales It may be the biggest week on the Australian racing calendar, but a contingent of breeders, bloodstock agents and industry professionals are on their way to the US for America’s Breeders’ Cup meeting and broodmare sales in Kentucky. Representatives from major Australian... Read More
Waikato Win big with Golden Eagle triumph
Waikato Stud cashed in on a memorable day in both Sydney and Melbourne, as their silks were delivered to victory in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill, while perennial Group 1 placegetter Icebath (Sacred Falls) broke through at the elite-level in the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington. Victory for I... Read More
Almanzor continues rise with first Group 1 winner in Derby
Cambridge Stud’s ambitious decision to invest in the highly credentialed Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) paid further dividends yesterday, as the stallion notched another milestone with his first Group 1 winner in yesterday’s VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m). The Chris Waller-trained Manzoice (3 c Almanzor – Choice by Mastercraftsman), unfancied at $21, came home best to deny... Read More
In Secret proves Invincible in Coolmore rout
I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) stamped his authority as a dominant supplier of elite-level sprinters with the stallion providing back-to-back winners of the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), as In Secret (3 f I Am Invincible – Eloping by Choisir) led home a quinella for the fillies, who upstaged their male counterparts. Godolphin’s three-year-old... Read More
Kazou (AUS), Ulanova (AUS)
Kazou (AUS) 3 f Zoustar – Cat Moves by Tale Of The Cat O: Mr C J Waller, Gandharvi, Ms M J Waller, Mr A A Lockhart, Mr R Smith, Mr I Bruce, Lamphee Racing, Mr M Phillips, Mrs L Phillips, Mr K T Pobjie, Mrs S L Pobjie, Mr W J Peterson, Ms S... Read More
‘We went for it, and we’ve never looked back’
Fortunes in racing can change in an instant. And not least in the rollercoaster journey of racehorse ownership, a ride on which you’re only ever one horse away from the glitz and glamour of the big time. But, for two owners in Darby Racing’s Golden Eagle (1500m) contender Overpass (Vancouver), without some perseverance and a... Read More