Rogerson keen on his Ready to Run quartet headed by an Almanzor colt
Kiwis do early legwork ahead of this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock two-year-old sale If Graeme Rogerson’s experience is any guide, agents and buyers intending to participate in this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale have heeded the call to undertake their pre-auction work early. The two-day sale of juveniles, the largest of the... Read More
John Size lands fifth Panasonic Cup as Lucky Express delivers
The Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) next month remains an option for Lucky Express (Toronado) after the gifted gelding showcased undoubted talent with a brilliant victory in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Ridden by Zac Purton, John Size’s galloper improved his overall Hong Kong record to two wins... Read More
The Perfect Pink leads home 1-2-3-4 for Richards in New Zealand 1,000 Guineas
Victory in the Group 1 brought up the trainers 50th elite level winner and Savabeel’s 26th Just when you thought Jamie Richards couldn’t get anymore dominant, the young trainer took his career into another stratosphere yesterday when The Perfect Pink (Savabeel) landed the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton, leading home an... Read More
Imperatriz (3 f I Am Invincible – Berimbau by Shamardal)
Trainer: Jamie Richards Race: New Zealand 1000 Guineas, Riccarton The ultra-talented Jamie Richards-trained Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) will bid for a first Group 1 win as she tackles the New Zealand 1000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton today. Champion trainer in New Zealand, Richards is gunning for his 50th elite-level win in a career... Read More
Queensland-based Archer Park sells for $6 million
World-renowned equestrian Ashlie Waters will transition into the thoroughbred industry after she purchased state-of-the-art Queensland spelling and pre-training facility Archer Park for $6 million yesterday. Archer Park, which went to auction at the Woodford Hotel in a sale handled by Donovan and Co’s Clint Donovan and Magic Millions, bought the property to allow her to... Read More
Kestrel and Boomer combine for breakthrough Keeneland score
Fast stakes-winning Karakontie mare Karak continues strong Australian interest in US breeding stock market Kestrel Thoroughbreds’ Bruce Slade made his first successful foray into the US mare market on day two of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale as southern hemisphere breeders continued to plunder Kentucky in search of outcross pedigrees. Slade teamed up with... Read More