Portelli keen on Verona Rose’s Coolmore chance
Gary Portelli is confident Verona Rose (Castelvecchio) – his $40,000 yearling who’s now worth close to $3 million – has a strong chance of boosting her value still further by becoming her sire’s third individual elite-level winner in Saturday’s Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m). Plucked from the barn of breeders Arrowfield Stud at the Inglis... Read More
Paradoxium
Of the many reasons to send a mare to Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), one in particular received another huge boost on the weekend when Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) won the Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Newgate Farm’s $330,000 stallion is of course a siring sensation, despite his well known fertility problems, with Paradoxium one... Read More
Magic Millions looking forward to revamped Gold Coast March Yearling Sale
Magic Millions looking forward to revamped Gold Coast March Yearling Sale A healthy buying bench has been spotted inspecting yearlings around the complex ahead of the revamped two-day Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale which gets underway on Thursday A total of 447 yearlings (508 less 61 withdrawals) are scheduled to go through the... Read More
Bold Benita set to boss her rivals again
Having come perilously close to suffering a career-threatening injury in a trackwork mishap some six months ago, Bossy Benita (So You Think) would now appear to have a new lease on life and the stakes-winning mare will aim to extend her imperious recent form at Caulfield this Saturday. The last-start Mannerism Stakes (Gr. 2, 1400m)... Read More
Eureka hoping for another Boom at Magic Millions March
Leading Queensland nursery Eureka Stud will present the largest draft at this week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, offering 36 yearlings across the two days of selling on March 12 and 13. The Cambooya operation topped last year’s vendor table when selling 26 yearlings for a combined $1,129,500 and appears well placed to... Read More
No walkover
Five, ten or 20 years from now a glance at the result of the 2026 NZB Kiwi (Listed, 1500m), will read that the favourite, Well Written (Written Tycoon), duly won from Belle Cheval (Savabeel) by a very small margin. That is the cold fact but on site the race was electric, especially over the final... Read More