Kintyre
He once was a colt whose roguish ways meant he could never be the favoured sibling. But since the call was made to help him do justice to his newly illustrious family by relieving him of a pair of assets, everyone’s just wild about “Harry”. He’s Fireburn’s (Rebel Dane) little half-brother, his real name is... Read More
Attard looks to the past for inspiration with in-form Ruby Flyer
Hometrack Rowley Mile test for progressive five-year-old son of Flying Artie It won’t be quite history repeating itself, but Hawkesbury co-trainer Jason Attard hopes there’s a few parallels to his former stable star, the Group 1-placed Sons Of John (Oratorio), beyond Ruby Flyer’s (Flying Artie) pedigree. Ruby Flyer, one of two Attard-trained runners in today’s... Read More
Unraced at two, stars at three
Today’s By The Numbers takes a look into what history tells us about the prospects of unraced two-year-olds becoming Group 1 winners at three. The approach of spring brings expectation in many walks of life, none more so than in the thoroughbred industry. This period of optimism in the calendar corresponds with a surge in... Read More
Keeping an open mind to avoid shadows of doubt
Stakes races to shape breeders’ mating decisions on eve of 2023 season The stakes race results in the coming weeks can heavily influence breeders’ perceptions of stallions and the emergence of a good horse can have the phones of stud nomination teams ringing off the hook. If the entries for Saturday’s three-year-old stakes races in... Read More
25 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) continued his extraordinary start in the breeding barn, chalking up his 25th northern hemisphere-bred winner on Thursday when the Owen Burrows-trained Raqiya (2 f ex Rihaam by Dansili) led home a quinella for the stallion when she broke her maiden at the second time... Read More
What took so long?
In a first, the Danehill (Danzig) sire line has finally succeeded in providing a New Zealand Sire Championship winner, in this case Champion New Zealand Sire of 2022-23, Proisir (Choisir). Rich Hill Stud’s Proisir qualifies via Danehill’s son Danehill Dancer and grandson Choisir, breaking an eight-year stranglehold on the premiership by living legend, Savabeel (Zabeel).... Read More