Eponymous (AUS)
Eponymous (AUS) 2 c I Am Invincible – Caveat by Elusive Quality O: Coolmore, Wynaus, Westerberg, Mr J Poulin, Sir P J Vela, Chris Waller Racing, Lynque, Woppitt Bloodstock, Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd, Mr K J Pooley, Mrs J L Pooley, Rockingham Thoroughbreds, Mr R McClure B: Katom T: Chris Waller S: Inglis Australian Easter... Read More
Nature Strip wows at Ascot
Nature Strip, simply wow. What more can you say? The horse has the talent, but trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald’s management of the sprinter has been superb. He looked as well as he ever has in the mounting yard (watching from my loungeroom). Waller’s meticulousness is what sets him apart. Even with hundreds... Read More
Brazen Beau’s The Ridler lands Norfolk Stakes
Australia’s remarkable Royal Ascot continued on the third day, this time through the exploits of Darley stallion Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible), who claimed a notable juvenile scalp when his son The Ridler ran out a controversial and shock winner of the Norfolk Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) Brazen Beau, who finished second in the 2015... Read More
Australians fly in for New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale
New Zealand Bloodstock will go against convention and conduct the Valachi Downs dispersal sale at Karaka this morning, prior to the start of the 112-lot National Weanling Sale, the company’s late autumn live auction offering. The decision by Kevin and Jo Hickman to sell their Valachi Downs property and training operation at Matamata, and disperse... Read More
Weanlings to sparkle at NZB sale
A compact-yet-quality catalogue of weanlings go under the hammer this Friday at NZB’s National Weanling Sale at Karaka – and on the back of some outstanding results across the Tasman, it will be no surprise to see some serious bidding for some quite tasty lots. Perhaps the stand-out is Lot 1005, in the Valachi Downs... Read More
Newgate and partners celebrate Ascot success with State Of Rest
Joseph O’Brien-trained Cox Plate winner claims fourth Group 1 victory in Prince Of Wales’s Stakes after tactical affair If day one belonged to the superstar Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip (Nicconi), Royal Ascot’s second day was all about the Newgate Farm and partners-owned State Of Rest (Starspangledbanner) when he prevailed in a tactical race to land... Read More