GAME OVER FOR MACAU
Racing in the Asian jurisdiction to close from April 1 as government pulls pin on the sport in the world’s gambling mecca Racing in Macau, the birthplace of racing in Asia, will end at the beginning of April after the government confirmed on Monday it would remove the licence allowing a debt-ridden Jockey Club to... Read More
Book 2 value as new wave of buyers join Magic Millions crowd
The Magic Millions Guineas (RL, 1400m) and the 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m), both worth $3 million, provided an important reminder of the value that can be found in Book 2 at the auction house’s January sale. After selling 790 yearlings out of the main catalogue, which hit $230 million in trade, focus now switches to... Read More
“I am sure there’s plenty of studs looking at him and why wouldn’t they be?”
Global competition for Justify’s unbeaten Storm Boy set to intensify Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner Storm Boy, the unbeaten son of global sire sensation Justify (Scat Daddy), could command international interest from stud farms as well as fierce competition from Australia’s stallion operations. The Sydney autumn two-year-old triple crown is on the cards... Read More
Colt by ‘statistical outlier’ Extreme Choice makes $1.4 million at Magics
Son of Newgate Farm’s star stallion headlines final day of Book 1 on the Gold Coast A $1.4 million colt by Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) proved too irresistible for big-time international investor Yulong as the curtain came down on Book 1 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale last night. The start... Read More
Justify’s Storm Boy produces a Classic performance on the Coast
Storm Boy (Justify) continued his sire’s ballistic start in the breeding barn, when he stamped himself as a colt of exceptional quality and brought Gai Waterhouse a record fifth Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) victory with one of the most dominant wins in the race’s history yesterday. And bookmakers also rate him as a... Read More
Fallon underlines Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopes with brilliant Sha Tin win
Virtually unheralded until last month, Fallon (Galileo Gold) swept into Four-Year-Old Classic Series calculations with a stunning win in the Class 3 Tin Shui Wai Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday as Pierre Ng extended a growing domination with a treble. Third-last as the field turned into the straight, Fallon unleashed a now familiar surge... Read More