Te Akau continue winning trend in Trentham feature
Te Akau Racing’s dominance of the Levin Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) continued at Trentham yesterday with Quintessa (Shamus Award) clinging on in an unforgettable finish. Those familiar tangerine colours have towered over the $500,000 three-year-old feature in recent times, collecting five wins since 2017, including the last three in a row. Former Te Akau trainer... Read More
Mercurial prevails in Telegraph
Sam Spratt teamed up with arguably New Zealand’s most improved racehorse to land a boilover victory in yesterday’s Telegraph Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Trentham – her third time triumphing in a meeting that once came close to claiming her life. Yesterday’s heroics aboard Mercurial (Burgundy) came some 21 years after Spratt suffered severe head... Read More
$1.3 million jewel for Walsh
As the owner of Group 1-winning mare Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni), Western Australian breeder Peter Walsh has enjoyed many racing and sale ring highs over the past year and he received another massive adrenaline rush yesterday. Through Segenhoe Stud, Walsh’s Amelia Park Racing and Breeding sold a son of Zoustar out of his Group 3 winner... Read More
America’s Hill ‘N’ Dale makes ‘significant’ $1.7 million investment at Magic Millions
I Am Invincible filly out of Madam Rouge sells in silence with one Book 1 session to go Antony Thompson believes the decision by leading US stud Hill ‘N’ Dale Farms to invest in the Australian yearling market for the first time will make industry figures from around the world sit up and take notice. ... Read More
Bott Justify’s $1.3 million price-tag
Armed with Justify’s (Scat Daddy) ruling Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) favourite Storm Boy, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott loaded up again on another colt by the imposing Coolmore shuttler, this time paying $1.3 million for the first living foal out of dual Group 3 winner and Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) runner-up... Read More
Amelia’s Jewel to be trained in Sydney
Amelia’s Jewel’s (Siyouni) autumn campaign will be her last with Simon Miller, after the four-year-old’s owner Peter Walsh revealed the star Western Australian mare is to be trained in Sydney this spring. The daughter of Siyouni (Pivotal) will have two starts in Perth this campaign, which will be geared around the $5 million The Quokka... Read More