Home Affairs given record-high fee for first season sire
Coolmore to stand Royal Ascot-bound dual Group 1-winning son of I Am Invincible for $110,000 in opening year on roster Dual Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs, the son of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) who will chase international glory at Royal Ascot in June, will retire to Coolmore this season as the most expensive first... Read More
Rich Hill trio earn fee increases for 2022 season
Rich Hill Stud has celebrated major racetrack and sale ring success with its quality stallion line-up and results that have the Waikato nursery looking toward the 2022-23 season with great optimism. “Rich Hill is in a unique position with our stallion roster. We offer three proven international stallions and two young stallions with world class... Read More
I Am Invincible fee increased to match career high of $247,500
Raise comes after median yearling price hits $500,000 while sire son Hellbent to remain at $22,000 as Yarraman Park confirms 2022 line-up I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), who is challenging to win his maiden Australian champion sire title this season, has had his service fee set for 2022 by the Mitchell family’s Yarraman Park Stud... Read More
Four for Merchant Navy
New winners Merchant Navy (pictured above) – Coolmore Stud-based first-season sire Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) sired his fourth individual winner when the Paul Murray-trained Rebel Rosai (2 f ex Just Our Girl by Encosta De Lago) made a winning debut over 1200 metres at Wagga. The two-year-old filly defeated Pride Of Penraf (Pride Of Dubai)... Read More
Heading for the sun
Queensland sunshine beckons for two of the three stakes winners from Pukekohe’s Saturday meeting, while the third made a huge impression. Although we have not seen the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner, Asterix (Tavistock), since that race on March 5, another son of the much missed stallion Tavistock (Montjeu) has all the makings... Read More
Dam of Champagne winner She’s Extreme a late entry for Chairman’s Sale
Harmony Rose, Perfect Persuasion also among supplementaries for Inglis’ premium breeding stock auction on May 6 Inglis’ premium breeding stock auction, the Chairman’s Sale at Riverside Stables on May 6, has received a boost with the addition of Group 1-producing mare Keysbrook (So Secret) to the select catalogue. The dam of the Anthony Cummings-trained Champagne... Read More