Scene set for competitive Ready to Run Sale as New Zealand Bloodstock adapts to Te Rapa
Strong buyer registration numbers and graduate success has Rolston hopeful of strong participation at two-year-old auction The racetrack surroundings of Te Rapa are foreign for a New Zealand horse sale but the show must go on – and that it will over the next two days. New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka complex, widely considered one of... Read More
Virtually Ready to Run
One year on from a sale that was different from all previous Ready to Run sales, New Zealand Bloodstock and the industry at large are, for the second year in succession, faced with another major challenge. Twelve months ago the mood pre-sale was one of anxiety. With no overseas buyers onsite, no one really knew... Read More
Hutch promoted to chief executive of Inglis Bloodstock
Sebastian Hutch has been promoted to chief executive of Australian auction house Inglis’ bloodstock division. Irishman Hutch will replace managing director Mark Webster who will remain with the company in a more overarching role with the Inglis Group’s diverse range of businesses, focusing on the running of the William Inglis Hotel, Ardex Technology and Inglis... Read More
Bumper Magic Millions catalogue set to be revealed
Strong representation from the big guns and boom first season sires as preparation under way for season-opening Gold Coast sale Magic Millions will this morning officially release the catalogue for the 2022 Gold Coast Yearling Sale in what the company promises will be another incomparable line-up of horses capable of delivering on the big stage.... Read More
11 for Highland Reel
New winners Highland Reel (pictured) – Swettenham Stud shuttler Highland Reel (Galileo) chalked up his 11th first crop winner when Hello I Love You (2 f ex Clever Annie by Danehill Dancer) broke her maiden on the first attempt over 1500 metres at Pisa on Sunday. The two-year-old filly beat Beautiful Mistake (Pride Of Dubai)... Read More
Perfect
The moon and stars aligned perfectly for the entities involved in The Perfect Pink (Savabeel) and her New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Jamie Richards secured his 50th Group 1 winner, an astonishing number given his relatively short career as a trainer. The wise-beyond-his-years young man saddled up five runners... Read More