Cambridge Stud’s Sword Of State colt makes $1.1 million as Karaka delivers record-breaking Book 1
Cambridge Stud’s burgeoning young sire Sword Of State (Snitzel) delivered the defining moment at the 100th New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) National Yearling Sale, taking centre stage at Book 1 when his colt out of Las Brisas (Shamardal) realised $1.1 million on Monday. NZB’s decision to offer a more refined Book 1 offering over two... Read More
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US: Houtzen colt lands US stakes contest Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m)-winning mare Houtzen (I Am Invincible) is beginning to make her presence felt as a broodmare, with her three-year-old colt Greenwich Village (Quality Road) scoring his first stakes success at Santa Anita on Sunday. Trained by Bob Baffert, Greenwich Village captured the US$100,000... Read More
Snitzel kingpin again as Waller and Mulcaster snare $850,000 colt at Karaka
Snitzel’s (Redoute’s Choice) sale-ring dominance came to the fore during the opening session of the New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Karaka Yearling Sale, with a colt by the late Arrowfield Stud stallion out of dual New Zealand Group 1 winner Amarelinha (Savabeel) topping trade on Sunday. Knocked down late in the session, Cambridge Stud’s offering became... Read More
Romantic Warrior launches Triple Crown bid with commanding Stewards’ Cup win
Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) vanquished the field to claim a first victory in the HK$13 million Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, launching his bid for the Triple Crown in scintillating style. A 12th Group 1 success for Romantic Warrior began to look like a foregone conclusion as early as 400 metres... Read More
Hayes eyes Sha Tin record after Ka Ying Rising’s historic Centenary romp
Moments after Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) forged into Hong Kong racing history with a record-equalling win in Sunday’s HK$13 million Centenary Sprint Cup (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin, trainer David Hayes predicted the world’s best sprinter could potentially break a course record at the track next month. After the gelding’s effort to post a... Read More
Jigsaw bounces back to form with fine Railway triumph
Having failed to score in two-and-a-half years before rattling off a hat-trick last spring, born-again seven-year-old Jigsaw (Manhattan Rain) is now an elite-level winner. The gelding – trained by Cranbourne’s Cindy Alderson and bred by her mother Lynne – raised his most important triumph among 13 career victories in Saturday’s Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More