Son of Audible leads way in latest round of Keeneland September Yearling Sale
Selling from Book 3 concluded on Sunday at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, when a son of Spendthrift freshman sire Audible (Into Mischief) took top honours after realising US$725,000 (approx. AU$1.08 million) from Flurry Racing Stables, with agent Clay Scherer signing the sales ticket. The day consisted of steady trade as a new wave of... Read More
Racing pays its respects to the Queen with state funeral held yesterday
Racing joined the rest of Britain and much of the Commonwealth yesterday when it came to a halt for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Racing was an abiding passion for the Queen and the sport’s governing body in Britain moved quickly to ensure its participants would be able to spend the day following events... Read More
First season stallions to the fore at official two-year-old trials
Yesterday’s official two-year-old barrier trials in Sydney did not reveal all the answers but for young stallions with maiden crop juveniles facing their first public moment of truth, the traditional September session provided some encouraging signs for owners, trainers and studmasters. Highly touted first crop stallions Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) and Coolmore’s US Triple Crown champion... Read More
Curlin colt tops strong opening session of Book 3 at Keeneland
The first day of Book 3 selling at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale saw steady trade from start to finish, with the Saturday action headlined by a $900,000 Curlin (Smart Strike) colt purchased for the BSW/Crow Colts Group in partnership with Spendthrift Farm and Gandharvi. During the sale’s fifth session, 287 of the 371 horses... Read More
Angus Chung posts first Hong Kong win as Purton and Teetan shine
Angus Chung extended Hong Kong’s recent chapter of breakthrough success, delivering on the reputation he built during a successful Australian stint when partnering David Hall’s Quadruple Double (Zoustar) to victory in the first section of the Class 4 Bedford Handicap (1200m, dirt) at Sha Tin yesterday. Four days after Pierre Ng trained his maiden Hong... Read More
Zoustar out to end impressive first-crop season with Group 1 runner at Newmarket
A midweek novice at Yarmouth may be a race that Qatar Racing manager and Tweenhills Stud owner David Redvers looks back on fondly next weekend with Zoology (Zoustar) looming as a potential first northern hemisphere elite-level runner for Widden Stud shuttler Zoustar (Northern Meteor) in the Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket. The... Read More