Hayasugi set Slipper mission after completing rare Blue Diamond clean sweep

Talented filly becomes the first elite-level winner for Leneva Park’s stallion Royal Meeting  Hayasugi (Royal Meeting) added a gilt edge to her sire’s buoyant start to stud life – and a juicy twist over his future – with another brilliantly defiant triumph as the fillies struck back in yesterday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More

Scorching Magic Millions Perth sale ends with heated finish

Son of Dundeel sets Book 2 record with McKeever biding his time for $250,000 colt Records tumbled in more ways than one at Western Australia’s major bloodstock sale of the season, with more than $20 million spent at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale for the first time. The rise and rise of the west... Read More

New $50,000 race for Tassie-bred horses

On the eve of the annual Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale, the state’s racing regulator has announced an additional $50,000 race open solely to TasBred horses to be run in April. Tasracing, in conjunction with Tasbreeders, will conduct a $50,000 race for Tasmanian-bred four-year-olds over 1400 metres at its April 5 meeting to be held... Read More

Laurie dreaming of Blue Diamond glory with classy Coleman

Trainer Matt Laurie is as confident as he can be, in a race of multiple chances, that long-term fancy Coleman (Pierata) can arrest a recent modest stretch for short-priced runners in the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Caulfield today. A $550,000 Magic Millions purchase for Laurie by Yulong Stud’s first-season sire Pierata (Pierro),... Read More

Linebacker (NZ)

Linebacker (NZ) 2 c Super Seth – Garden Of Swans by Oasis Dream O: F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Finemore Thoroughbreds (Mgr: R S Finemore), D J Hines, M Angelos, Mrs C Briggs, M W Finemore, J D Melick, R J Miller, T P Ballard, T Charlton, Peake Racing (Mgr: P N Edwards),... Read More

Mungrup’s heavenly Playing God filly breaks new barriers

Mills takes shine to $625,000 sister to Bustler at Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale Agent Sheamus Mills said the $625,000 Playing God (Blackfriars) filly – the star attraction of yesterday’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale – could not be faulted as the potency of her sire resonated with buyers from across Australia. The tone for... Read More