Vadamos purchased by Coolmore 

Racing and breeding giant make move for Rich Hill shuttler Coolmore have flexed their might once more as the 2021 northern hemisphere breeding season gets underway, with the purchase of Rich Hill Stud shuttler Vadamos (Monsun) from Tally-Ho Stud in Ireland.  The French-bred son of Monsun (Konigsstuhl), whose big race wins included the Prix du... Read More

Not A Single Doubt about Fung and Phoenix’s love affair with Farnan’s sire 

$1.8 and $1 million colts added to growing collection as demand holds strong on day three at Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale  He might not be signing under the Aquis Farm banner, but Hong Kong owner Tony Fung demonstrated his intent to remain a significant investor in the Australian industry with two seven-figure colts... Read More

Swift Witness (AUS)

Swift Witness (AUS) 2 f Star Witness – Taylor’s Command by Commands O: Mystery Downs (Mgr: F W Cook), Mrs C M Cook, Grand Parkview Stud (Mgr: M W Timms), Mrs M N Annetts, T Scott, Sjm (Mgr: S J Butler), T Needham, Milo Racing (Mgr: T J D Merlehan), Mrs S A Hardie, Three... Read More

Coolmore digs deep for son of Kingman as colt funds dominate at Magic Millions 

Buyers’ appetites show no signs of relenting during another session of dynamic trade at the Gold Coast Yearling Sale  A colt born in the UK to southern hemisphere time by super European sire Kingman (Invincible Spirit) provided the benchmark on another extraordinary day of trade when selling for $1.8 million at the Magic Millions Gold... Read More

Widden’s second bite of the cherry pays dividends at the Gold Coast 

It’s not often in racing that people are allowed two bites of the cherry. So when Widden Stud had theirs two years ago, they weren’t going to miss out.  The results of their determination were shown – in rather spectacular fashion – at this week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.  In 2018, Widden were... Read More

Landmark dispersals continue strong trade at Keeneland January  

The second session of Book 1 at the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale was certainly one for the books on Tuesday. Bolstered by the addition of several farm dispersals, the atmosphere on the grounds was one of frenzied activity as horses changed hands for strong prices throughout the day.  A total of 247... Read More