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
A platinum gold contribution
O’Brien reflects on his long tenure on the board of Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria James O’Brien, the long-serving Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) president, had one main objective in mind when he joined the board of the state’s peak breeders’ body more than 15 years ago. And that was, O’Brien said, to enhance the Victorian Owner and... Read More