‘I think we have a nice filly on our hands’
Fledgling trainer Dom Sutton bids to land maiden stakes winner with pair of promising juveniles after red-hot start Taking the step from assistant trainer at a well-established yard to taking out your own licence is a pretty daunting task for most, but one that exciting trainer Dom Sutton seems to have handled with aplomb. Having... Read More
Molto Allegro tops Inglis Digital April (Late) Sale
Brae Sokolski secured the top lot at the Inglis Digital April (Late) Sale on Wednesday, paying $300,000 for proven broodmare Molto Allegro (Fast ‘N’ Famous), who was offered as part of the Oakland Park Unreserved Reduction in foal to doom Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (Dubawi). Sokolski also purchased another proven broodmare in the shape... Read More
Justify not returning for 2024 season
Unbeaten US Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy), sire of super talented juvenile colt Storm Boy (Justify), will not be returning to Coolmore’s Hunter Valley base in 2024. Despite the enormous impact the son of Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) has had with his runners in Australia, it has been decided the stallion will remain at Coolmore’s... Read More
Vinery’s stallions hold firm as Hawaii Five Oh proves popular
Five of the six stallions from last year’s Hunter Valley farm’s roster remain unchanged for the 2024 season Vinery Stud has stuck solid with its stallion roster, maintaining the service fees for five of the six sires who stood at the farm in 2023 and have been thrilled with the early reaction to its new... Read More
Chaldean popular as ‘smart play’ Almanzor has fee cut by Cambridge
The book full sign is up on Chaldean, the first Group 1-winning son of champion European sire Frankel (Galileo) to shuttle to New Zealand with Cambridge Stud now evaluating which mare applications to accept for the exciting Juddmonte sire. The news comes as Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s Cambridge Stud on Tuesday revealed that fellow European... Read More
Well-bred Snitzel filly shines in trial
Five juvenile heats were conducted at Rosehill on Tuesday and Chris Waller could have yet another exciting prospect on his hands in the shape of Hermitage Thoroughbreds-raced Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel), who was an eye-catching winner of her 900-metre trial. Ridden by Lee Magorrian, the filly was partaking in her first trial, but showed no signs... Read More