Five per cent share in Ole Kirk sells for $2 million
Embattled A List Stud owner Chris Lee has sold a five per cent share in dual Group 1-winning Vinery Stud-based stallion Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) for $2 million, a figure potentially valuing the young sire at $40 million. Vinery Stud general manager Peter Orton confirmed to ANZ Bloodstock News on Wednesday that the transaction had... Read More
Lucas staying the journey with his Japanese homebred Panthalassa
Australian owner has confidence that high-balling Group 1 winner can make difference to Stud Book Australian Eric Lucas, a thoroughbred enthusiast who spent three decades working in Japan and bred and co-owned high-balling international Group 1 winner Panthalassa (Lord Kanaloa), has so much belief in the first-season sire that he has retained his share in... Read More
‘Field sizes key to combating Hong Kong turnover decline’
Jockey Club implementing initiatives to increase horse population in Asian jurisdiction The Hong Kong Jockey Club plans to add to the number of initiatives aimed at boosting its horse population, a move chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Breges believes can counteract a decline in betting turnover on racing in the Asian racing jurisdiction. After Sunday’s 2023-24 season... Read More
Awards time
As we near the end of the season, the industry’s attention is soon to be diverted to the accolades as the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association prepares for their annual awards, set for July 27 in Cambridge. A number of categories are recognised, headed by the prestigious Broodmare of the Year Award which has a... Read More
Heinous up for Brutal interstate Sires’ road trip
Setback sees Warren change plans with promising two-year-old filly The South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) wasn’t initially on Victorian trainer Jason Warren’s radar with his promising filly Heinous (Brutal), but a mishap in Queensland forced a change of plans. One of three two-year-olds by Newgate Farm’s first–season sire Brutal (O’Reilly) nominated for... Read More
Lane punches in first stakes win
Anthony and Sam Freedman expressed their confidence that Punch Lane (So You Think) would have no issues with the eight-day back up in Sunday’s rescheduled Glasshouse Handicap (Listed, 1400m) and he didn’t let them down, impressively dispatching his classy rivals to land the Listed contest at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. The Victorian-based partnership decided... Read More