Can the colts step up to the plate next season?
Last year, Newgate Farm had a stranglehold on the country’s most sought after rising three-year-old colts with the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Stay Inside (Extreme Choice) firmly in Henry Field and his partners’ keeping as the nadir among a collection of valuable stallion prospects at their disposal. Artorius (Flying Artie) and Profiteer (Capitalist)... Read More
‘Calculated bets’ behind the rise of Newgate Farm
It has taken just over a decade for Newgate Farm to sprout from little more than a patch of grass and a pipe dream into a colossus, hitting the top end among consignors and hosting a roster of the country’s fastest young stallions. Reaching such targets has required expertise and no shortage of ambition, with... Read More
Lor moves closer to trainers’ title with Happy Valley double
Frankie Lor took another significant step towards securing the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a Happy Valley double last night, while also bearing down on the Hong Kong record for the number of wins in a season by a trainer. Lor leads 11-time champion John Size 90-84 and, with 30 races left across the remaining... Read More
Yulong out to repeat Hungry trick with purchase of Pivotal-line mares
Victorian farm fast out the blocks at Tattersalls July Sale, sourcing mares bound for Juddmonte’s champion stallion True to form at breeding stock sales both in Australia and New Zealand and overseas, it was Yulong Investments that struck the first telling blow of the Tattersalls July Sale when winning out in a protracted bidding duel... Read More
Rounsefell has high hopes for HKIS graduates
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s new bloodstock regime in the southern hemisphere will be set for another litmus test on Saturday when the majority of its first yearling purchases in Australia and New Zealand go under the hammer at the Hong Kong International Sale. Craig Rounsefell of Boomer Bloodstock was appointed as the HKJC’s southern... Read More
Flying Kiwis
New Zealand-based sires strutted their stuff in three international jurisdictions over the weekend, beginning with two good winners in Hong Kong on Friday when Duke Wai (Per Incanto) and Bourbonaire (Darci Brahma) scored at Sha Tin. Bourbonaire’s win, by six lengths, was especially pleasing as he was one of the better three-year-olds of his crop... Read More