Entries open for 2023 Inglis yearling sales series
Auction house out to build on results at last year’s record-setting select auctions as process of creating catalogues begins Inglis are accepting nominations for their 2023 yearling sale series with entries open from today. The auction house will again kick-off their select sale offerings next year with the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale from February 12-14,... Read More
Newgate team eye Europe repeat with Artorius in 2023
In claiming more Group 1 black type in Saturday’s July Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket, Artorius (Flying Artie) once again did his large group of travelling connections proud in flying the flag for Australia. Artorius finished a closing third behind winner Alcohol Free (No Nay Never) in another consistent performance from the three-year-old, who... Read More
Leung takes Sha Tin honours with treble
Faced with a monumental challenge to overtake Matthew Chadwick and Vincent Ho in the race for the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s most successful home-grown jockey for the 2021/22 season, Derek Leung refused to concede the battle was lost after a treble at Sha Tin yesterday. Trailing Chadwick (54) and Vincent Ho (49) with... Read More
Frankel lights up trip to UK for Aussie travellers
“How many stallions do you think would draw a crowd like that?” asked Juddmonte’s nominations manager Shane Horan as we left the picturesque Banstead Manor at Cheveley, a quaint thoroughbred ‘village’ that hosts not only Juddmonte’s near 100-year-old stud, but also Darley’s Dalham Hall Stud and the red and white of Cheveley Park. Identifying the... Read More
Valiant Artorius gives another sterling performance in UK Group 1
Sam Freedman eyes Maurice de Gheest after second placed effort of European campaign in July Cup at Newmarket It was a sense of deja vu – and probably not for the first time – for connections of Artorius (Flying Artie) as the colt again ran a valiant race to run on into third in a... Read More
Aquis Farm young guns strike juvenile winners
Aquis Farm’s young stallions continued their end of season flourish as the Queensland stud celebrated metropolitan winners for two of their first season sires yesterday, with both Kobayashi (I Am Invincible) and Invader (Snitzel) building on the bright start to their stallion careers. The Kacy Fogden-trained Midnight In Tokyo (Kobayashi) proved a class above her... Read More