Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time
Joao Moreira created racing history at Happy Valley last night, reaching the 1,200-win milestone in Hong Kong in record time while also over-taking Zac Purton in the battle for the 2021/22 jockeys’ championship after posting a double. On a defining night for Moreira, the 38-year-old Brazilian became only the third jockey to slot 1,200 wins... Read More
Sunlight’s brother headlines remarkable day at the Inglis Easter sale
Widden Stud’s Zoustar colt bought by Coolmore’s Tom Magnier for eye-watering $3 million as 13 other lots break the seven-figure barrier The brother to champion filly Sunlight (Zoustar) was sold for a decade-high $3 million at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale yesterday, completing a remarkable second session that saw 14 million dollar lots change... Read More
Retired pub owner O’Connell makes rare Sydney visit count
Vince O’Connell is a retired pub owner from northern New South Wales who does horse ownership a bit unconventionally. The 76-year-old, who grew up in southern Sydney, moved to Gundagai and has more lately run a 150-acre farm near Kyogle, made a return to the Easter yearling sales this week. “Last time I came to... Read More
Tait’s American dream pays dividends
A canny investment in an American speed mare with a formline familiar to Australians returned a handsome dividend for Twin Hills Stud and partners at Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale yesterday when her Capitalist (Written Tycoon) colt sold for $700,000. Madame Cactus (Cactus Ridge) was a dual stakes winner in the US who won the... Read More
McNulty ready to party after terrific Inglis triumph
Expat Irishman Eamon McNulty of Victorian farm Erin Park Lodge is gearing up for a party. His youngest daughter Mary-Claire will be married this weekend. And yesterday, with impeccable timing, he completed a stunning bit of business at the Inglis Easter sale. Having bought the New Zealand mare Royal Raine (Thorn Park) with a Shamus... Read More
Another One
A handful of trainers can hit it with the big guys at the major yearling sales. Others have to operate in the margins, sniffing out a bargain at smaller auctions. And others, like the boys and girls from the bush, often have to try a third way. Riverina trainer Gary Colvin likes to take a... Read More