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Andrew Lloyd Webber has long been referred to as a man with the Midas touch. It’s of course earned through a lifetime of producing hit musicals – The Phantom Of The Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats to name a few – but in recent years it’s carried over into another world of risk and... Read More
Michael Ward to leave Everest-winning syndicators Triple Crown
Michael Ward, one half of the sibling duo behind dual The Everest (1200m)-winning syndicators Triple Crown, is to leave the business after 18 years, it was announced yesterday. Ward, who joined the Sydney-based operation as co-director three years after his brother Chris established it in 2003, told ANZ Bloodstock News he will be “seeking a... Read More
Hall of Famer Oliver announces imminent retirement
Legendary Australian rider Damien Oliver has announced his retirement from race-riding at the age of 51, with his final ride set to be in his home state, Western Australia in December. The champion jockey is one of just eight jockeys to have won the ‘big four’ of Australian racing, landing a trio of Melbourne Cups... Read More
Magic Millions releases ‘quality’ 2YOs In Training Sale catalogue
Bowditch predicts Singapore closure will present new opportunities for domestic buyers Barry Bowditch believes the catalogue he and the team at Magic Millions has collated for October’s Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale far exceeds the quality the company has presented at the auction in recent years. The auction house yesterday released a... Read More
The Shadwell Dispersal – Where are they now?
With the Strawberry Hill Stud Dispersal in the spotlight, we reflect on the last sale of such magnitude in Australia, the Shadwell dispersal of 2021, and where the graduates have ended up. There have been few more power-packed sessions at Magic Millions’ Bundall sales complex than when the 37-lot Shadwell dispersal went through the ring... Read More
Fabulass tribute to Singleton with Frankel mare topping Strawberry Hill dispersal
$16 million traded as curtain comes down on five decades of breeding brilliance It was the end of an era spanning 50 years: Yesterday’s setting for the dispersal of Strawberry Hill Stud couldn’t have been better, the afternoon auction at John Singleton’s lavish property was also a tribute to the larrikin owner’s contribution to Australia’s... Read More