Stallion Watch – Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) sired three individual winners last week, taking his tally to 38. The Charlie Appleby-trained Edge Of Blue (2 g ex Davantage by Galileo) made a winning debut over seven furlongs at Yarmouth to become winner number 36. Bought by his owners Godolphin for €200,000... Read More
Making an impact
Rich Hill Stud’s Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact) could have a second top notch three-year-old vying for honours this season, judging from the impressive winning effort from Lupo Solitario over a competitive field at Tauranga on Saturday, to remain unbeaten from two starts. Already represented by last season’s dual Oaks winner, Pennyweka, as well as champion... Read More
Gold Standard’s banner mare Sheeza Belter to be sold by Magic Millions
Juvenile Group 1 winner set to come under domestic and international buyers’ microscope in virtual auction Group 1-winning two-year-old Sheeza Belter (Gold Standard), the Western Australian filly who displayed her immense talent on both sides of the country, is expected to command international breeders’ attention when she goes under the virtual hammer next week. The... Read More
Pattern Committee reduces black-type races
The total number of black-type races in New Zealand has been reduced by eight to 142 races after the New Zealand Pattern Committee (NZPC) completed its annual review of black-type racing. “A significant decline in the number of races run in recent seasons has seen the New Zealand Pattern race percentage increase to over six... Read More
Alexis Badel delivers front-running masterclass on Healthy Happy
Healthy Happy (7 g Zoustar – Lady Lakshmi by Lonhro) claimed Hong Kong’s first black type victory of the 2023/24 season with success in yesterday’s Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin, when a belated reunion with Alexis Badel delivered drought-breaking triumph. Badel has been aboard in three of Healthy Happy’s five Hong... Read More
Group 1-winning pair create contrasting history
Group 1-winning heroes Alligator Blood and Militarize created history in very different ways with their respective victories at Caulfield and Rosehill on Saturday. Alligator Blood’s (All Too Hard) ‘iron horse’ qualities were well known before Saturday’s Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), when he became just the fourth Australian horse since 2000 to win a Group... Read More