Slipper fancies draw favourably
Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy (Justify) has landed barrier two for Saturday’s two-year-old feature. The son of Justify’s (Scat Daddy) co-trainer Gai Waterhouse will be bidding to grab her eighth win in the race, and her second with fellow co-trainer Adrian Bott, when they field a six-strong team. The stable, who are... Read More
Extreme send-off for Rushton Park
Johnsons and Watkins-bred colt sells for $360,000 at Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale Rushton Park’s David and Kayley Johnson headed off for their industry sabbatical in the best way possible by selling their Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) colt for $360,000 at Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale on Tuesday. The Johnsons, who bred the... Read More
Easter topper lands trial
The Chris Waller-trained Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) produced a pleasing effort at the Rosehill trials on Monday when she appeared for the first time in public. Stepping out under James McDonald in a 900-metre heat, the daughter of The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) broke well to lead and was never headed, coming home 1.2... Read More
Kennewell lands his ‘must-have’ I Am Invincible filly for $400,000
Baramul’s daughter of champion sire tops day one of Magic Millions sale en years ago, trainer Lloyd Kennewell paid $40,000 for an I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) filly at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale. That filly turned out to be dual Group 1-winning sprinter Viddora, a mare who took the then Morphettville-based Kennewell around... Read More
Harder, fitter, winner
When the Hastings track, due to a sudden downpour, was not able to complete its Wednesday, February 28 card, plans among the staying three-year-old fillies aiming for the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) were thrown askew. The Lowland Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m) is a popular and natural lead up to the classic and it... Read More
‘Everyone is here that you like to see at a sale like Adelaide’
Hancock’s confidence high for Magic Millions despite economic uncertainty drian Hancock won’t be making excuses if the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale fails to meet his expectations, but his confidence is buoyed by the strength of the catalogue and the amount of buyers at Morphettville ahead of today’s opening session. But Magic Millions’ South Australia-based... Read More