Moroney finds classy filly by Turn Me Loose in Book 2 for client Wyborn

Paul Moroney was not afraid to back his judgment on day five of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, declaring a horse by Turn Me Loose (Iffraaj) from the potent Eight Carat family to be far and away the best filly available at Karaka this year. The renowned Kiwi agent, who made the trip... Read More

Trainers duke it out in Karaka sales ring for colts by Vadamos during opening Book 2 session

Rich Hill Stud stallion Vadamos (Monsun) provided two of the star turns during the opening day of the Book 2 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale at Karaka yesterday. With the oldest New Zealand crop of the son of internationally acclaimed sire Monsun (Konigsstuhl) just three-year-olds and featuring horses of the calibre of... Read More

Owners of Golden Slipper fancy Sejardan rebuff stud offers for exciting colt

Advances turned down for Portelli-trained Todman Stakes-winning son of Widden Stud’s late stallion Sebring Gary Portelli has revealed he has been inundated with calls from studmasters soliciting the availability of buying into his talented colt Sejardan (Sebring), with just a week remaining before the leading juvenile bids for glory in the world’s richest two-year-old race,... Read More

Amelia’s Jewel (AUS)

Amelia’s Jewel (AUS) 2 f Siyouni – Bumbasina by Canford Cliffs O: P V Walsh B: Amelia Park Racing & Breeding T: Simon Miller W: Supremacy Stakes (Listed, 1000m) The Simon Miller-trained Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) made a very favourable impression when she ran out a comfortable winner of the Supremacy Stakes (Listed, 1000m) on her... Read More

First mares in foal for St Mark’s Basilica as Coolmore reveals outstanding book

Last season’s dual French Classic winner and outstanding three-year-old St Mark’s Basilica has his first mares in foal, including the dam of 2019 Derby hero Anthony Van Dyck, Coolmore announced on Tuesday. The operation said in a press release: “St Mark’s Basilica has attracted probably the best first book of mares by any stallion at Coolmore.”... Read More

Forbidden Love

With a second Group 1 in Saturday’s Canterbury Stakes (Gr 1, 1300m), outstanding mare Forbidden Love (All Too Hard) added another highlight to a twisting, multi-national breeding tale which has taken in England, Argentina, the USA – and even a dash of Scandinavia. The four-year-old, who broke through at the top level a year ago... Read More