New first season sire winners Belardo  Haunui Farm shuttler Belardo (Lope De Vega) sired his 15th individual winner on Wednesday when Desert Boots (2 g ex City Chic by Street Cry) got off the mark at the fourth time of asking in the seven-furlong nursery at Lingfield. Trained by Mark Johnston, the juvenile showed a... Read More

German Group 1 winner swaps Newcastle for Maryland as Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett updates on his team Australian Bloodstock principal Jamie Lovett remains hopeful that Danceteria (Redoute’s Choice) may be able to strike his best form in a new environment with the German Group 1 winner now in the United States with Graham Motion. In... Read More

Amazing Chocolate (Sepoy) scored a win full of merit in the Class 2 Ashley Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday which had trainer Tony Millard buoyant that he has yet another burgeoning star on the dirt within his stable. “With these dirt type of horses anything can happen, you can suddenly end up with a... Read More

The high-class filly Durance (Champs Elysees) came to the fore on a day of highly competitive trade at Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale on Saturday, making €750,000 (approx. AUD$1.22 million) to Pursuit Of Success LC. The German-bred four-year-old is the tenth foal out of the remarkable Djidda (Lando) – the dam of eight black-type performers including... Read More

As one of the highest-profile new recruits among New Zealand’s stallion ranks, Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) is set to make waves with his first yearlings at Karaka next month. The French, Irish and English Group 1 winner served 140 mares in his debut season at Cambridge in 2018. The catalogue for Book 1... Read More

First top-flight winner for Redwood, Telperion remains flawless as half-brother Kementari breaks 1,001-day drought Breeding is notoriously a long-term game with a day of success, where everything goes right, potentially influenced by decisions made weeks, months, years, even decades before.  For Gerry Harvey’s Westbury Stud, yesterday was one of those days where all the stars... Read More