Kah drives Nature Strip back into Group 1 winner’s circle
Extreme Choice colt Stay Inside emerges as genuine Golden Slipper contender for the Freedmans Gifted horsewoman Jamie Kah arrived on the world stage as a jockey yesterday when she steered the sometimes troublesome Nature Strip (Nicconi) to victory in the Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington. A highly accomplished equestrian with Olympic aspirations, Kah... Read More
Back-on-song Sacred Croix gives Walker a treble
A big leap in class proved to be no barrier to Sacred Croix’s (Savabeel) recent form resurrection on Saturday. A four-in-a-row winner early in his Kranji career, Sacred Croix subsequently went through a barren run that was closing in on two years before he finally sprang back to winning ways at his last start, in... Read More
Tagaloa Guineas-bound after CS Hayes victory
The 2020 Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) rediscovered that sizzling form, albeit in different silks, when he turned in a powerful on-speed effort to win the C S Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington yesterday. Wearing the Yulong colours of bottle green, white checked sleeves and white cap after... Read More
Telemon acquire neighbouring Running Creek Stud
Leading Queensland operation Telemon Stud have acquired neighbouring property Running Creek Stud, with proprietor Dan Fletcher saying the new acquisition offers them ‘paddock to paddock, one of the best farms to breed a thoroughbred’. Fletcher, along with his wife Rae, will take over the property run by renowned breeder Gary Pemberton and family. It’s been... Read More
Vivian, the man with the distinctive dulcet tones and gavel, announces retirement as Price rejoins Inglis
Popular Australian thoroughbred sales industry identity Simon Vivian will retire later this year after more than four decades in the game, paving the way for James Price to return to Inglis to take over as the company’s Victorian bloodstock manager. Vivian, 64, announced yesterday that he would depart the auction house on his terms, bringing... Read More
Shadwell to relinquish Australian interests
Golden opportunity looms for buyers as Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned stock to sell unreserved in coming months After 36 years of heavy investment and involvement in Australia, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Shadwell Stud will disband its thoroughbred holdings in the region. The shock news was delivered in an official statement by the organisation... Read More