Santa Ana Lane’s sibling tops Inglis online sale
A half-sister to champion sprinter Santa Ana Lane (Lope De Vega) topped yesterday’s Inglis Digital February (Early) Online Sale when selling for $205,000. Fast Star (Zoustar) was offered by Malua Racing on behalf of the horse’s owners, one of which purchased her, with Bill Pearce of Bromfield Park coming out as the winning bidder. Pearce... Read More
$50 million Storm Boy deal complete
Coolmore holds off three challengers for stake in Golden Slipper favourite The owners of $50 million colt Storm Boy (Justify), the unbeaten Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner, knew they had a serious juvenile on their hands before he’d even raced. So, too, did a number of studmasters who made unsuccessful initial overtures about... Read More
Fast Track applications are open!
A new wave of young horse lovers will begin their journey into the breeding industry from today when Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) opens applications for the latest intake in its Fast Track training program. Now in its seventh year, Fast Track has proven a successful pathway into thoroughbreds – and a much valued response to... Read More
Cavanough hopes ‘ugly duckling’ Cerons can shine in Inglis Millennium
The once-in-a-horse’s-lifetime chance at an old-fashioned plunge from the bush may have narrowly come unstuck, but Scone trainer Brett Cavanough feels one-time ugly duckling Cerons (Street Boss) can take the next step in a surprising career in Saturday’s Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m). Eyes and ears around Victoria sprung open when Cavanough, a man not known... Read More
A long road
It’s a long way from scraping a living out of selling yearlings at Claudelands’ Waikato sales for a $1,000, sometimes less, just to put food on the table, to a sale topper for $1.6 million. The writer well remembers the old Claudelands ring and the auctioneers’ rostrum which stood about five feet above ground. During... Read More
Mane Lodge’s Millennium tilt with Beer Baron
Osborne-trained colt a force to be reckoned with in Inglis’ $2 million feature Country colt Beer Baron (Cosmic Force) will be out to avenge not only his narrow pre-Christmas defeat in Saturday’s $2 million Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m), but also put to rest ten years of Randwick heartache for bush all–rounder Neil Osborne, the talented... Read More