‘Visually she looked outstanding’ – Asfoora bidding to roar back to form at York
Henry Dwyer is very hopeful that his Royal Ascot-winning mare Asfoora (Flying Artie) is back to her best as the now seven-year-old put in her final preparations ahead of Friday’s Nunthorpe Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at York. Having hit the dizzy heights of landing the King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at last year’s... Read More
‘We’re trying to create a dynasty’ – Amo Racing smash Arqana record with €3,000,000 Night Of Thunder filly
Amo Racing smashed the Arqana August Yearling Sale record when Kia Joorabchian bid €3,000,000 (approx. AU$5.4 million) to secure the Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) filly out of Ecurie des Monceaux’s blue hen Prudenzia (Dansili) midway through Monday’s final session in Deauville. The bidding blasted into seven-figure territory in the blink of an eye, with... Read More
‘We’re delighted with how he’s going’ – Coolmore full of optimism for St Mark’s Basilica’s first crop
St Mark’s Basilica (Siyouni) had two more winners on the weekend to continue his strong start in a first season of runners in Europe, which is sparking a wave of growing excitement at Coolmore Australia that he’ll make a similar impact here. It is five years ago this Friday that the imposing sire – who’ll... Read More
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over
The heading is a line uttered by Yogi Berra, not only a great American baseball player but also an unwitting sage when it came to explaining some of life’s issues. Another was: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” One hot summer, Berra was signing autographs in Florida wearing his customary... Read More
Coolmore stretch to €2.3 million to bring in well-related Wootton Bassett colt in Deauville
Coolmore and Amo Racing were among the major players who engaged in a seven-figure arm wrestle during day two of the Arqana August Yearling Sale on Sunday evening. The heavyweight tussle duly concluded at a gasp-inducing €2,300,000 (approx. AU$4.12 million). The yearling in the crosshairs was the Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) colt out of High Celebrity... Read More
‘Now I’ve got to front up and face the music and see how good she is’ – Stakes test awaits Cavanough’s unbeaten filly
Wily bush trainer and punting enthusiast Brett Cavanough, whose last winner was at Muttaburra, is bringing a “big gawky filly with a head like a wheelie bin” to Sydney for Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). But before bookies start sniffing a plunge and winding her in, Cavanough insists the mission for the unbeaten-from-two-starts... Read More