Shinzo and Espiona confirmed for The Everest
Two Everest dominos fell into place yesterday with Shinzo (Snitzel) confirming his place in the $20 million race with his stablemate Espiona (Extreme Choice) also securing a slot, leaving just Yulong to make a call nine days out from a shot at $20 million. Shinzo, Coolmore’s Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner, got his spring... Read More
Godolphin go big on day one at Tattersalls
Godolphin made their intentions clear on the opening day of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale yesterday. At the time of going to press, Sheikh Mohammed’s operation had purchased eight yearlings for an aggregate of 4,690,000gns (approx. AU$9,436,730). The most expensive of the octet was a colt by Dubawi (Dubai Millennium), Godolphin paying... Read More
Cox takes on Yulong role after stellar stint at helm of Godolphin Australia
Experienced industry figure appointed as Zhang’s general manager Vin Cox will take a global approach to the operation of Yulong, the world’s fastest growing thoroughbred empire, after announcing he was joining Zhang Yuesheng’s racing and breeding powerhouse. News of the resignation by Cox, Godolphin Australia’s managing director for almost six years, spread quickly around racing... Read More
39 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Indivar (2 c ex Bitter Lake by Halling) provided Darley shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) with a 39th individual winner when breaking his maiden at the fifth attempt in a handicap over six furlongs at Redcar. Indivar is closely related to the Listed-placed winner Loch Lundie (Shamardal), being the fourth foal... Read More
When a negative becomes a positive
Despite the arrival of daylight saving time, our New Zealand winter refuses to let go and neither does the rain which caused both Saturday’s Hastings features to be affected, making quite a contrast to the lovely spring conditions for the club’s first day, three weeks earlier. Presented with a Heavy 8 surface, hot favourite Tokyo... Read More
Backers pushing for Thailand to become new international racing hub
Greenfield site in Bangkok secured with view of building large racing and training centre Thailand is being touted as the new Asian racing hub capable of replacing the doomed Singapore industry with plans to build a racecourse on a greenfield site in the country’s capital with the capacity for up to 1,500 horses. Influential Singaporean... Read More