When the going gets tough…
Weather bombs and heavy rains mean that winter is well underway and racing is suddenly presented with deep tracks that mean your horse will need to be fit and tough to slog through the bog. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” is the old adage and Grangewilliam Stud’s Zed (Zabeel) had a... Read More
Stage set for Australasia’s star mares to shine at the Gold Coast
Tofane and Away Game the headline acts courted by international buying cast at Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale Optimism is high among traders that the booming Australian thoroughbred market will maintain the rage at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, when some of the country’s best breeding prospects will go under... Read More
Two for Caravaggio
New winners Caravaggio (pictured above) – Former Coolmore shuttler Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) sired his second individual southern hemisphere-bred winner when Baroque Road (2 g ex Malibu Road by Malibu Moon) dominated a field of 12 to win the Two-Year-Old Maiden Handicap (1100m) on the Kensington track at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding... Read More
Stage set for star mares to shine at the Gold Coast
Tofane and Away Game the headline acts courted by international buying cast at Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale Optimism is high among traders that the booming Australian thoroughbred market will maintain the rage at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, when some of the country’s best breeding prospects will go under... Read More
Koshu (NZ)
Koshu (NZ) 2 f Satono Aladdin – Syrah by Traditionally O: Mr B M Taylor, Mrs C Taylor B: Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd T: John O’Shea W: Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1100m) The midweek meeting on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday produced two impressive maiden winners in the first two races, both for first... Read More
Swiss Exile
Gerry Harvey’s been at the breeding game for a good few decades now, but still talks about it like a kid who discovered it last week. Every sentence ends with an exclamation mark. They rise in tone as if to end in astonishment and wonder. He speaks with a boyish enthusiasm, which probably explains why... Read More