Theblade (AUS)
Theblade (AUS) 3 c Toronado – Brigite by Casino Prince O: R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), Exset Racing (Mgr: J Bartolo), R Smith, Gilgai Farm (Mgr: R R Jamieson), Glentree Racing (Mgr: B W C Wilson), Murray Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: P A S Murray) & Wright Racing (Mgr:... Read More
Lovett on the Southport bus with Bennett Racing
Australian Bloodstock joins syndicate in Guineas-winning Written Tycoon colt A stud deal for Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Southport Tycoon (Written Tycoon) has not yet been reached, but the lightly raced four-year-old stallion prospect does have some new part-owners. Australian Bloodstock has joined forces with fellow syndicator Bennett Racing after buying a share in... Read More
Randwick trial to help shape Celestial Legend’s spring
Dual Group 1 winner Celestial Legend (Dundeel) will step out in a talent-packed barrier trial at Randwick on Friday and Kerrin McEvoy is expecting the four-year-old’s first public appearance of the season to provide an important guide to his spring program. The entire will line up in a 850-metre heat which also showcases 2022 The... Read More
Cosmo Centaurus
Sometimes you can get stuck behind others in running and it ends up being OK. Mark Egge, a mixed businessman from Newcastle who dabbled with a mare or two, went online with his son and hobby breeding partner Lucas in 2020 to try to buy a Redoute’s Choice mare they had in mind. They got... Read More
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