Esplin takes helm of Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW
Well-known breeder and Sydney-based solicitor Hamish Esplin has been elected to lead the state’s peak breeding body, Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW. The Tartan Fields stud owner replaces Kooringal Stud’s Stuart Lamont in the top job while prominent media identity Caroline Searcy will become Esplin’s deputy after serving on the board for 13 years. Esplin, a partner... Read More
Ebhaar (AUS)
Ebhaar (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Maroon Bay by Exceed And Excel O: Emirates Park B: Emirates Park T: Peter and Paul Snowden W: Thoroughbred Club Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m), Caulfield, November 27 Emirates Park look to have another Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) candidate on their hands, this time a... Read More
Bruggeman’s global breeding stock tour striking success
Partner of Paul Moroney embarks on final leg of three-month expedition in search of international mares For the success of any partnership, a key ingredient comes down to trust. And for Melbourne-based bloodstock agents Catheryne Bruggeman and Paul Moroney, it’s a trust that transcends business and into life. In this Covid-19-induced society the world has... Read More
Lady Laguna
If it was good enough for I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), it should be good enough for one of his sons. That in part informed Spendthrift Farm’s thinking in retiring Overshare (I Am Invincible), who they’d owned from a yearling, to stud in 2018. So far the results have been encouraging. If you call 100... Read More
Joao Moreira builds impressive momentum with Happy Valley treble
Joao Moreira’s stunning recent form has continued after the Brazilian notched a second treble in four days, further reducing Zac Purton’s lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship at Happy Valley yesterday. Trailing by nine winners heading into the 24th meeting of the season, Moreira’s treble aboard Super Hong Kong (Kermadec), A Smile Like Yours... Read More
Seven-figure frenzy as Magnier strikes for 2 million gns mare Pepper
One turf starlet after another took to the Park Paddock stage in Tuesday’s headline-making day at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, and was greeted by an enthusiastic and international buying bench, with no shortage of bidding as 41,912,000gns (approx. AU$44,007,600) changed hands. The day’s highest-pricest lot belonged to Newsells Park Stud and Gestut Ammerland’s homebred... Read More