Juddmonte see off Coolmore and Godolphin to land 4,500,000gns Teona at Tattersalls
How much for a Group 1-winning filly? On day two of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale on Tuesday we got the answer. And not just once but six times. In the case of Teona (Sea The Stars), the answer was 4,500,000gns (approx. AU$9,046,000) – but only after a protracted tussle that involved the buying teams... Read More
Australians continue their spending spree
Kia Ora’s determination to diversify their broodmare band to support their three-strong roster of stallions soared to new heights when Shane Wright, the farm’s bloodstock and breeding manager, purchased three lots during Tuesday’s session of Tattersalls December Mares Sale. The New South Wales-based operation began their spending spree on Monday, when they secured Listed-winning filly... Read More
ROSEHILL BOMBSHELL
Racing at the home of the world’s richest two-year-old race to cease in five years Sydney’s Rosehill racecourse, home to the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) and the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m), could be sold for upwards of $5 billion and redeveloped over the next decade in a bombshell proposal that will change the... Read More
Balding replacement process set to start
The search will soon begin to find a replacement for long-serving Racing NSW chair Russell Balding after a bitter feud across the political and racing spheres saw the state government last week dramatically abandon its legislation in an early morning session of Parliament. The legislation, if passed, would have allowed Balding to remain on the... Read More
Bugsy Phillips eyes dual-state stakes success with two-year-olds
Wahha Thoroughbreds’ Microphone and National Defense fillies target Calaway Gal and Inglis Nursery Andrew “Bugsy” Phillips doesn’t know whether to head to Randwick or Eagle Farm on Saturday. So, it is likely that the Wahha Thoroughbreds principal will stay at home on his 2000-acre farm near Delungra in northern New South Wales, seven hours north... Read More
Australians get in on the action at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale
Johnny McKeever, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have enjoyed enormous success sourcing stock in Europe to race on in Australia, including with Military Mission (Mastercraftsman), who added a fourth stakes race to his CV when he landed Saturday’s Zipping Classic (Gr 2, 2400m) at Caulfield. Yesterday at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, the trio put... Read More