Angus Chung, Douglas Whyte log Happy Valley trebles
Angus Chung jubilated in the best haul of his fledgling Hong Kong career when the apprentice slotted a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday to vault into third place in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship. Trailing only Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman, who both have 20 wins for the season, Chung took his tally to... Read More
Weak Aussie dollar provides potential value for overseas buyers
The Australian dollar as of late yesterday was buying just short of US$0.64 (cents), the lowest for 20 years. The average annualised exchange rate between the AUD-US dollar was US$0.65 (cents) in 2003 and US$0.54 (cents) the year before that. The weak Aussie dollar isn’t ideal for those people involved in importing goods or those... Read More
Divine Derby intervention for Sacred Eagle
Wilde’s staying three-year-old to tackle Group 1 for Tasmanian breeder Armidale Stud has experienced a turbulent month with a touch-and-go battle to save its stakes-producing broodmare God Bless Us (Flying Spur). Fortunately, things have taken a turn for the better in recent weeks and David Whishaw, the principal of the Tasmanian stud, hopes Saturday’s Victoria... Read More
Adams gets Turn in the spotlight with bargain Wakeful-bound filly
Bloodstock agent Mills’s offsider and trainer Kearney team up with promising three-year-old Rochelle Adams is accustomed to the intoxicating feeling of black–type success alongside agent Sheamus Mills, but at Flemington on Saturday a filly of her own will take to the track on one of the nation’s most traditional race days. The lightly raced maiden... Read More
Skybird
The big guns from Hong Kong may have lifted the Cox Plate with Romantic Warrior on Saturday, but a couple of hours earlier it was the little guys who reigned supreme when Skybird (Exosphere) made it three from three in Moonee Valley’s Group 2 Fillies’ Classic. The three-year-old hails from the Ballarat stable of Mitch... Read More
The most in-demand stallions in the sales ring
In his final By The Numbers column, Bren O’Brien answers which Australian stallions have the highest percentage of their crops sell through the yearling ring? I have been fortunate to receive many requests from readers on potential topics for By The Numbers. Fortunate in a couple of respects. Firstly, to have an audience which is... Read More