Newmarket winner Cylinder motors off to Darley’s Northwood Park
Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m)–winning sprinter Cylinder (Exceed And Excel), a high-class two-year-old who won two key Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) lead-ups and was runner-up in the feature, will stand at Darley’s Victoria operation in 2024. The decision to retire the three-year-old colt comes after last month’s career-defining Newmarket performance in defeating champion mare... Read More
Imperatriz retired
Auction house competition heats up to sell Imperatriz Inglis, Magic Millions and New Zealand Bloodstock will be asked to pitch for the right to sell ten-time Group 1-winning mare Imperatriz (I Am Invincible), the highest prize-money earning breeding prospect to be ever sold at public auction in Australasia. Te Akau on Thursday made the shock... Read More
Zac Purton reaches 1,700 Hong Kong wins milestone
Zac Purton’s relentless pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong record of 1,813 wins annexed another important milestone at Happy Valley on Wednesday night when the rider slotted a treble to become only the second jockey to ride 1,700 winners or more in Hong Kong. Chasing a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Purton extended a gaping... Read More
It’s In The Blood
“Buy the horse you dream about”, the Inglis advertising said. But for a couple of shrewd breeders, the one they sold turned out to be the horse of their dreams this Easter. Kerrie Tibbey, the septuagenarian owner of Goodwood Farm, went “a little bit naughty” three years ago in paying $25,000 for an unraced and... Read More
Boutique’s high-end mares in standalone sale
A unique group of broodmares will be offered in a standalone Inglis Digital auction next week as part of a Boutique Thoroughbreds dispersal. The ‘Boutique Thoroughbreds Standalone Sale’ will feature Group winner Shoko (Sebring) (in foal to Home Affairs), proven producer Urban Rocket (Fastnet Rock), the well-related Oh My Mimi (Snitzel) (in foal to Capitalist),... Read More
O’Shea hoping lack of experience won’t count against More Territories
Percy Sykes-bound filly among Sydney-based trainer’s strong Randwick hand ore Territories (Territories) will attempt to make up lost ground, or that arguably should read experience, when the talented juvenile tackles the $1 million Percy Sykes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Although John O’Shea’s talented filly won her first start at Randwick’s inner Kensington... Read More