Savvy Nine breaks his Hong Kong maiden in style to deliver Douglas Whyte’s first Group victory as a trainer
A collaboration of champion jockeys – past and present – and brutal discipline paved the way for Savvy Nine (Anodin) to belatedly break his Hong Kong maiden in emphatic style with victory in the January Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1800), leaving Douglas Whyte to celebrate his first Group winner as a trainer. Christophe Soumillon ruthlessly... Read More
Waikato Stud ‘extremely proud’ of ten-strong draft heading to Magic Millions
New Zealand-based operation represented by six-time champion New Zealand sire Savabeel, Ocean Park and Tivaci Waikato Stud will be represented at next week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by a draft under their name for the first time in over a decade, with stud principal Mark Chittick excited for attendees to see what the... Read More
Six of the best
Here, in no particular order, is a look at a handful of some of most promisingly-bred lots at next week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Lot 817 f. Capitalist – Spanish Pipedream (USA) American trainer Wesley Ward has a reputation for preparing quality mares, often deploying them at Royal Ascot. And Newgate farm has... Read More
The Ron Hutchinson story and Aussies abroad (Part 4)
Aussies excel after Smirke and Richards retire Ron Hutchinson says his success and that of fellow Australians, especially in England, was inspired by Scobie Breasley’s deeds but also, in part, due to timing. “Charlie Smirke and the great (Sir) Gordon Richards had just finished when I arrived,” he said. Richards, 26 times champion jockey, retired... Read More
TBV: Sun Stud restructure provides ‘amazing opportunity’ in Victoria
Macau-owned venture to cease operations out of the former Eliza Park at Kerrie after Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Thoroughbred Breeders’ Victoria (TBV) is hopeful that leading breeders may look to establish a Victorian base after it was revealed yesterday that Sun Stud will undergo a major restructure after the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale concludes... Read More
Triple Crown on hunt for next Redzel at MM
Two-time Everest winner was purchased from the Gold Coast in 2014 and the Ward brothers hope to strike success again Late Friday afternoon; January 10, 2014. The action was slowly winding down at Magic Millions’ Bundall complex as day three of the annual Gold Coast Yearling Sale drew to a close. It was a session... Read More