Creighton’s promising Capitalist filly I’mlovin’Ya to step out in Blue Diamond Preview
United Syndications-bred juvenile latest to hit the track out of stakes winner Loveyamadly Long-time Melbourne syndicator Peter Creighton has ridden the highs and lows of the racing and breeding game with Loveyamadly (Bel Esprit) and despite the trials and tribulations the partnership of owners behind the stakes-winning mare have remained united. Already the group have... Read More
Byzantium: the thoroughbred leading two very different lives
A brown gelding by the name of Byzantium (All Too Hard) is doing what no other thoroughbred is. Having won his past four starts around western NSW, he’s in career-best form but what stands him apart from any of his rivals is the fact that away from the rigours of racing he’s taking all before... Read More
Stronger delivers first Group 1 for Whyte
Revered as the most successful rider in Hong Kong racing history with 13 jockeys’ championships and a record 1,813 wins, Douglas Whyte forged new territory yesterday when Stronger (Not A Single Doubt) provided the South African with his first major victory as a trainer with success in the Centenary Sprint Cup (Gr 1, 1200m). The... Read More
Heirs to Iffraaj make juvenile statements that influential sire line is here to stay
Former shuttler’s son Ribchester lands first Australian blow while Dynastic flies Almanzor flag in Karaka Million The New Zealand breeding landscape has undergone a seismic change in recent years as the industry reels from the losses of several prominent stallions across the country. While the final yearlings by the late Tavistock (Montjeu) were sold earlier... Read More
“It was a great result for the stallion and Cambridge Stud”
During his time in the northern hemisphere, Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) calls Haras D’Etreham in Normandy home and Nicolas De Chambure – executive director of the French nursery – was delighted with Dynastic’s win in the Karaka Million 2YO yesterday, believing it to be just reward for Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s heavy investment... Read More
Almanzor on the board in style in Karaka Million
Dynastic gives Jamie Richards a sixth consecutive win in the $1 million feature at Ellerslie By Andrew Hawkins From the day it was first announced in 2018 that three-time Group 1 winner Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) would shuttle to Cambridge Stud the expectations have been high that he could prove a gamechanger for the New Zealand... Read More