Foote takes shine to Hong Kong-bound Capitalist colt
International buyers out in force as final day flourish at Karaka sees NZB Ready to Run Sale end on a high The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale finished with a flurry yesterday, with ten two-year-olds selling for NZ$300,000 or more during the amplified session, notably including a colt by Capitalist (Written Tycoon), the... Read More
Vincent Ho cements IJC hopes with double
Preparing to reunite with champion galloper Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Vincent Ho almost certainly secured a coveted berth in the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) next month with a double at Happy Valley last night. With three places still to be assigned in the star-studded 12-rider roster for the December 7... Read More
Remedies
It was 18 37. Queen Victoria began her long reign. Lord Melbourne was Britain’s prime minister, and European free settlers on the north bank of the Yarra had, two years earlier, named their township after him. Charles Darwin had just published his history-changing work on the origin of all species and, south west of London... Read More
Rising stars Forsman and Howley to the fore on day one of NZB Ready to Run Sale
Colts by Savabeel and No Nay Never make $575,000 and $520,000 as Hong Kong also strong Young Group 1-winning horsemen Andrew Forsman and Liam Howley used the opening session of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale to make a statement, purchasing two highly credentialed colts by Savabeel (Zabeel) and No Nay Never (Scat... Read More
Walking vs running
Over the next few days, buyers’ focus will alter, from buying yearlings to buying two-year-olds. In essence, the difference is between walking (yearlings) and running (breeze-up two-year-olds), criteria that requires a change of tack. Within that, many judges will also suggest that “how” may have as much importance as “what”, meaning that judges look for... Read More
22 for Saxon Warrior
New winners Saxon Warrior (pictured above) – Irregular Warfare (2 c ex Artistic Jewel by Excellent Art) provided Coolmore’s first-season sire Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) with a 22nd individual winner when running out a ready victor of a seven-furlong maiden at Wolverhampton. Trained Roger Varian, the colt was sent out the odds-on favourite off the... Read More