Mills smells the roses after Daisies sells to Yulong for $920,000
Ultra’s Buckley buys King Colorado’s dam More Aspen for $720,000 in strong Inglis Digital auction Sheamus Mills is no stranger to buying and selling high-priced horses but he admitted yesterday to being as nervous as he’s ever been. The Victorian bloodstock agent had a hand in the two of the three highest-priced lots of the... Read More
‘It wasn’t the week the Aussies wanted’ – Royal Ascot 2023 in review
A first win for Charles, the King of the United Kingdom, a final four winners for Frankie, the king of Ascot, and God knows how many big-priced winners spread across five days, Royal Ascot 2023 proved, as always, to be a memorable meeting. Below, in no particular order, is a brief snapshot of those who... Read More
SCT Syndications praying for breakthrough stakes win
Ten Commandments chasing fifth straight victory when he takes on the Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington Unbeaten two-year-old Steparty (Artie Schiller) is the headliner for Paul Preusker but the country Victoria trainer also has another promising horse in his stable who is aiming for five-straight wins. The Horsham-based Preusker, whose juvenile colt Steparty is favourite... Read More
World’s best Equinox likely to stay in Japan
For all of the highlights of the five days of Royal Ascot week, they were always likely to be upstaged in a couple of minutes on Sunday when Equinox cemented his rating as the world’s best horse with victory in the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. The four-year-old, by Kitasan Black, was appearing for the first... Read More
The Australian Group 1 season in review
With all 74 Group 1 races for the Australian racing season completed, we take a look at the most successful horses, trainers, jockeys, breeders, vendors, owners, buyers, sires and broodmare sires. When Palaisipan (So You Think) strode to victory in last Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm, she became the 61st, and... Read More
Ten for Brave Smash
New winners Brave Smash – Yarraman Park’s Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom) extended his lead by winners on the Australian first season sires’ title to three with six weeks of the racing year to run. Brave Smash’s tenth individual winner from 25 runners, the Kris Lees-trained Power Of The Brave (2 g ex More For Me,by... Read More