Royal briefing – day three
31 for Frankel The John and Thady Gosden-trained Courage Mon Ami (4 g ex Crimson Ribbon by Lemon Drop Kid) provided Frankel (Galileo) with Group 1 winner number 31, and stakes winner number 122, when coming out on top in a thrilling finish to yesterday’s Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) at Royal Ascot. Ridden... Read More
Daughter of Sea Siren lands Ribblesdale Stakes for O’Brien and Moore
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Warm Heart (Galileo) continued on her steep upward curve when she landed the Ribblesdale Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 4f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. A daughter of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and three-time Australian Group 1-winning mare Sea Siren (Fastnet Rock), the three-year-old headed into yesterday’s contest on the back of two wins and... Read More
Showpiece property Edinburgh Park on the market
Silent Witness’ breeder Ian Smith makes difficult call to put New South Wales Mid-North Coast farm up for sale One of Australia’s pre-eminent thoroughbred breeding properties is up for sale, providing a “generational” opportunity for investors to purchase a stud renowned for producing top-class racehorses. Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud, located on the New South... Read More
TEST – Showpiece property Edinburgh Park on the market
Silent Witness’ breeder Ian Smith makes difficult call to put New South Wales Mid-North Coast farm up for sale One of Australia’s pre-eminent thoroughbred breeding properties is up for sale, providing a “generational” opportunity for investors to purchase a stud renowned for producing top-class racehorses. Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud, located on the New South... Read More
Royal briefing – day two
30 for Frankel Mostahdaf (5 h ex Handassa by Dubawi) became the 30th individual Group 1 winner for Juddmonte Farms stallion Frankel (Galileo) when he stormed to an impressive success in yesterday’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f) at Royal Ascot. The John and Thady Gosden-trained five-year-old was held up at the rear... Read More
IT entrepreneur Delzoppo aiming for Tiara jackpot with Electric Girl
$520,000 Chairman’s Sale purchase set for mating with Darley’s Anamoe Eleven years ago, Simon Delzoppo bought into Starcraft (Soviet Star) filly Dayeala. She wouldn’t reach any great heights on the racecourse, but she did enough to whet the racing and breeding appetite of the Australian IT entrepreneur. Fast forward to 2023, and Delzoppo and his... Read More