Frankel equals Danehill in becoming fastest sire to 100 stakes winners
It was a case of calculators and calendars at the ready yesterday but no there was no mistaking one particular achievement as the valuable Emotion became her sire Frankel’s (Galileo) 100th individual stakes winner in the Chalice Stakes (Listed, 1m 4f) at Newmarket. Statistical double-checking revealed that the reigning champion sire has equalled the record... Read More
Moir Stakes on the radar of Lightning Lucky
The sire phenomenon that is Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) again showed his potent prowess in the breeding shed and may have another future star to add to his progeny CV, after the Will Clarken-trained Extremely Lucky (3 g ex Tamarind Lane by Stratum) delivered an outstanding performance to swoop from last to first... Read More
Cross Talk team hoping early step up in class can reap rewards
Former New Zealander Cross Talk (Keano) takes the next step of a burgeoning career with an unexpected rise to stakes grade at Rosehill today, with co-trainer Adrian Bott quietly confident his obvious class can carry the day. The obscurely-bred, lightly-raced rising five-year-old has made a sharp impression on Sydney, albeit in off-peak grade, winning three... Read More
Donovan’s lifelong ambition fulfilled
The thoroughbred marketplace – the breeders, owners, agents and trainers – can often make brutal judgement calls on horses, particularly the merits of a stallion, based on a small sample size and in the absence of compelling evidence pointing to either their success or otherwise. We see it at the weanling sales and, more so,... Read More
Pretes (AUS)
Pretes (AUS) 3 f Zoustar – Bryony by Fastnet Rock O: Orbis Bloodstock B: Qatar Bloodstock T: Chris Waller S: 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Widden Stud B: Commendable Bloodstock P: $180,000 W: XXXX Dry Maiden Plate (1650m) The Chris Waller-trained Pretes (Zoustar) got off the mark at the fifth attempt on Wednesday... Read More
Pearce collecting a fleet of high-class broodmares
Bill Pearce, once a large-scale breeder of standardbreds before turning his attention to thoroughbreds, has been enjoying a quick winter escape in Far North Queensland but his growing breeding and racing interests are not far from the front of his mind. The Bromfield Park principal has made an increasing investment in the high-end broodmare market,... Read More