Best sires on the big stage
As elite racing ramps up, we look at which of the current sires has the best rate of producing Group 1 winners and where their records sit historically. A quick scan of the sires represented in the two Group 1 races at Rosehill and Caulfield on Saturday highlights the achievement and influence of a trio... Read More
Quokka cowboys take slot in The Everest
Western Australians team up with ATC, Baker and Overpass for shot at $20 million contest A group of hard-partying Western Australian cowboys and their big, black hats are coming to Royal Randwick. The parochial RAM Racing syndicate last April conquered Perth’s inaugural slot race, the $4 million Quokka (1200m), with Sydney sprinter Overpass (Vancouver) and... Read More
Golden Rose could set up Libertad to be ‘flagship Victorian stallion’
Dual Group-winning colt Libertad (Russian Revolution) could one day find himself serving mares, but exactly where is less certain. It’s a potential conundrum that fledgling studmaster Jason Stenning is hoping he has to weigh up. Stenning, who owns the fast-growing Trilogy Racing empire and Victoria’s Blue Gum Farm with his wife Mel, and Sean and... Read More
Breeze-up footage online after Showtime colt sizzles
Video footage of Monday’s breeze-ups at Seymour and Cambridge – in the lead up to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on October 10 – is now available online. A total of 63 two-year-olds breezed up at Seymour, with progeny by the likes of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), Zoustar (Northern Meteor), Dundeel (High Chaparral), Deep Field... Read More
Twirling Candy relative to Cityscape and Bated Breath tops closing Book 4 session at Keeneland
The closing session of Book 4 finished with solid results at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, seeing a US$925,000 (approx. AU$1,426,000) Twirling Candy (Candy Ride) colt catch the eye of Pin Oak Stud midway through the day. Paramount Sales consigned the session-topping colt as hip 2555. Jim and Dana Bernhard have been hard at work... Read More
Helene Feeling underlines Hong Kong Derby claims
Danny Shum’s aspirations of landing the 2024 Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) soared with Helene Feeling’s (Sioux Nation) brilliant triumph in the Class 2 Victoria Harbour Handicap (1650m) under Karis Teetan at Happy Valley yesterday. One of Hong Kong’s most accomplished and respected horsemen, Shum immediately outlined plans for the Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy)... Read More