“I was $1,200 and the bloke who bought him went $1,250”
For more than 20 years, Peter and Peta Gray have been buying horses – on the cheap. They’ve never spent more than $3,000 on a horse, but they’ve sure bought plenty of them. Over the past week-and-a-half, the Grays were the most prolific buyers at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast, signing for 49... Read More
Moodie’s unwavering belief in General Beau
High-class juvenile sprinter to stand at Victoria’s Maluka Thoroughbreds Not since 1994 has prominent owner-breeder David Moodie seen a crop of colts as strong as the year his high-class juvenile General Beau (Brazen Beau) first displayed his racecourse wares in 2020-21. And it’s for that reason that Moodie and his racing partners are backing the... Read More
Danny Shum continues excellent run with Happy Valley double
Riding a euphoric wave after Romantic Warrior’s (Acclamation) stunning Yasuda Kinen (Gr 1, 1600m) triumph in Tokyo last Sunday, Danny Shum was again to the fore at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a double. Shum struck with Hong Kong first-starter Packing Power (Toronado) and Helene Warrior (Starspangledbanner) to boost his domestic tally for the... Read More
Emirate
Sometimes things run so smoothly you wonder why it isn’t this simple all the time. Five years ago, Matthew Sandblom’s Kingstar Farm bought an imposing-looking mare from a strong family named Sweet Bouquet (Dream Ahead), surprisingly easily at $40,000. They put her to the famously sub-fertile Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) and she got... Read More
Share in Zoustar for sale in rare opportunity for commercial breeders
A share in champion Australian stallion Zoustar (Northern Meteor) will be offered in the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale. The Zoustar share is an exceptionally rare offering, demonstrated by the fact it is the first time that equity in the Widden Stud resident sire has been made available for public auction. Zoustar is already... Read More
Singaporean and Filipino owners combine for top-priced daughter of Zoustar
Iskander-bred $260,000 filly closes out Magic Millions Gold Coast National Sale The popularity of Zoustar (Northern Meteor) continued on the final day of the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale with a filly by Widden’s banner sire selling for a session-high $260,000 on the Gold Coast on Wednesday, helping trade across seven days on the Gold... Read More