At the start of May, this column mused about a statistic which stood Fastnet Rock (Danehill) apart from many others as the Coolmore legend headed into retirement: his Group 1 winners to stakes-winners ratio. His 193 stakes-winners worldwide is ultra-impressive, but the fact 43 of them scored at the top level – 22.27 per cent... Read More

Earlier, high-class sprinter-miler Annavisto (Reliable Man) was purchased by Ridgmont Farm for $850,000 and the stud’s agent Jim Clarke hopes the multiple stakes winner remains at the Hunter Valley property for the next two decades. Sold in-foal to Swettenham Stud’s banner stallion Toronado (High Chaparral) for $850,000, the former Mick Price and Mick Kent Jnr-trained... Read More

For Victorian breeder Robert McClure, this year’s Magic Millions sale is about chasing ultimate success, be it on the racetrack or in the sales ring.  Morning Rise Stud’s McClure, who co-bred this season’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner Storm Boy (Justify), has had a long and successful career in the breeding and racing... Read More

Newhaven Park strikes more Gold with Galaxy winner From the time Mariamia (Toronado) was a yearling, everyone closely involved in the Group 1-winning sprinter’s career has won. On Wednesday, Newhaven Park’s John Kelly cashed in again when he sold The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) winner for $1.8 million to Zhijun Zhao, an associate of Australia’s... Read More

Last season’s Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Ruthless Dame (Tavistock), the final mare to be offered in Tuesday’s stunning day of trade, was bought by Katsumi Yoshida of Japan’s Northern Farm. Northern Farm representative Shingo Hashinoto confirmed that Ruthless Dame’s future was in Japan and in the breeding barn. Hashinoto, who also attended... Read More

The 2022 Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Madame Pommery (No Nay Never) will also be covered in her first season at stud by Wootton Bassett who has been a revelation in Europe from humble beginnings. His first crop southern hemisphere-bred yearlings will race next season. The now retired Madame Pommery, who won at two... Read More