Muir banking on some Magic in Rupert Clarke
Milburn Creek principal has Hellbent mare in Group 1 upon return from successful US trip Buoyed by what John Muir considers value buying in the US broodmare market over the past week, the Milburn Creek principal is back home and hopeful that his Australian-bred mare Magic Time (Hellbent) can deliver at the highest level as... Read More
42 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) secured his 42nd individual first-crop winner when Sweetest (2 f ex Badr Al Badoor by Acclamation) got off the mark at the seventh attempt over seven furlongs at Dundalk. Purchased by Coolmore’s MV Magnier for €420,000 at the Goffs Orby Sale in 2022, the... Read More
Darley takes land tax fight to High Court
Since April 2022 I have been constantly updating the industry on the status of Godolphin’s land tax exemption dispute with Revenue NSW. A Darley loss on assessment, a win at the NSW Supreme Court, a loss at the Court of Appeal – a drama that we hope would end with victory at the highest court... Read More
Maluka to make move to farm once owned by Spendthrift
Andersons reach a deal with Hesket Thoroughbreds to take on Kerrie property Luke and Mags Anderson’s Maluka Thoroughbreds will soon relocate to the former Spendthrift Australia farm near Melbourne, enabling the couple to expand their Victorian broodmare, spelling and sales preparation business. The pair have established a reputation for breeding and consigning high-class, Group 1-winning... Read More
Saving the best ’til last
For the first three days of the just concluded Flemington spring carnival there were a few New Zealand highlights. Melbourne Cup day was solid with three stakes winners, two by Savabeel (Zabeel) and one by War Decree (War Front). However, saving the best ’til last, day four, Champions Day, was on another level. New Zealand... Read More
Quality to the fore as Magic Millions release bumper Gold Coast yearling catalogue
A bigger book of 1,468 youngsters set to go under the hammer in January Half-siblings to some of Australasia’s finest sprinters including Imperatriz (I Am Invincible), Think About It (So You Think), In Secret (I Am Invincible) and Sunlight (Zoustar) are set to be among the most keenly sought lots at January’s bumper Magic Millions... Read More