Widden gear up for the new season as Cogburn joins Zoustar in the Hunter
Widden Stud are gearing up for the imminent breeding season and have recently welcomed a new acquisition to their Hunter Valley in the shape of the record-breaking sprinter Cogburn (Not This Time). The US speedster arrived off the back of a remarkable career in which he won nine of his sixteen career starts, earning more... Read More
Ombudsman proves a class above in International Stakes
The John and Thady Gosden-trained Ombudsman (4 c Night Of Thunder – Syndicate by Dansili) staked his claim as the best middle-distance horse around with an ultra-classy display in Wednesday’s Juddmonte International Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2.5f) at York. Having landed his maiden Group 1 with a comfortable success in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes... Read More
Ferivia
David Brook, 77, is one of those outback cattlemen with landholdings the size of a European country. Specifically, it’s Belgium, with five cattle stations totalling around 30,000 square kilometres, or about half the size of Tasmania. He’s also the president of one of Australia’s most iconic race clubs – Birdsville – which is gearing up... Read More
Within The Law set to be unleashed as Sydney’s weather puts Saturday card in doubt
While Sydney’s wet weather continues to play havoc with racing, the Bjorn Baker stable is excited to be lifting the covers off the outstanding Within The Law (Lucky Vega) for her spring three-year-old campaign in the fillies’ Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Saturday’s Randwick fields are packed with quality, highlighted by Australia’s first top... Read More
‘Visually she looked outstanding’ – Asfoora bidding to roar back to form at York
Henry Dwyer is very hopeful that his Royal Ascot-winning mare Asfoora (Flying Artie) is back to her best as the now seven-year-old put in her final preparations ahead of Friday’s Nunthorpe Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at York. Having hit the dizzy heights of landing the King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at last year’s... Read More
‘We’re trying to create a dynasty’ – Amo Racing smash Arqana record with €3,000,000 Night Of Thunder filly
Amo Racing smashed the Arqana August Yearling Sale record when Kia Joorabchian bid €3,000,000 (approx. AU$5.4 million) to secure the Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) filly out of Ecurie des Monceaux’s blue hen Prudenzia (Dansili) midway through Monday’s final session in Deauville. The bidding blasted into seven-figure territory in the blink of an eye, with... Read More