Dubois weighing up Champagne option for talented Astern colt Arnaqueur
Promising two-year-old Arnaqueur (Astern) is no guarantee to back up in Saturday’s ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick as trainer Jean Dubois ponders the ramifications of raising the bar with the well-bred colt in his first racing campaign. Bred and owned by the David Chaikin-owned Woodpark Stud, a Southern Highland property managed by... Read More
Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas winner Ole Kirk has service fee set
Vinery Stud to stand son of Written Tycoon for $55,000 in maiden season Vinery Stud is confident the Hunter Valley breeding operation’s future is bright as it prepares to launch top-class three-year-old colt and dual Group 1-winning Australian outcross stallion prospect Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) for the 2021 covering season. Sitting at the top of... Read More
Sun Ops shrugs off trip worries with sizzling win
Trainer Desmond Koh’s pre-race reservations about Sun Ops (I Am Invincible) lasting the 1100m trip of Sunday’s S$70,000 Class 3 race proved to be much ado about nothing after all. In the lead-up to the speed scamper, the typically conservative Singaporean handler had voiced out his concerns that his noted speedster might struggle over the... Read More
Magic Millions release catalogues for next month’s bumper National Sale
Rare Shadwell breeding stock and weanling opportunity to be showcased on the Gold Coast The Magic Millions National Sale has been compared to a high-end art auction as bloodstock investors from around the world are expected to compete for the rare and unique opportunities this year’s catalogue promises to present. Having already confirmed the recruitment... Read More
Addeybb lands Queen Elizabeth under brilliant Marquand ride
The William Haggas-trained gelding triumphs over Verry Elleegant in another thrilling dual Addeybb (Pivotal) and Tom Marquand retained their Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) crown with a battling success over arch-rival Verry Elleegant (Zed) at Randwick yesterday. The William Haggas-trained Addeybb lost out to Verry Elleegant in the Ranvet Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at... Read More
Taking Aim justifies Douglas Whyte’s faith after breaking back into winners’ list
Winless for more than two years, Taking Aim (Choisir) completed a long, eventful trek from the brink of enforced retirement to Sha Tin’s winners’ stall after the Australian import trounced his rivals in the Class 3 Devon Handicap (1400m) yesterday. Placed only once in 17 starts since the end of the 2018/19 season, the gelding... Read More