17 for Churchill
New first season sire winners Churchill (pictured) – Churchill’s impressive start with his first northern hemisphere two-year-olds continued, recording his 16th and 17th individual winners. River Thames (2 c ex Where’s Sue by Dark Angel) got his career off to a winning start at Punchestown on Tuesday. Ridden by Wayne Lordan, the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt... Read More
Racing – The great equaliser
The sudden retirement of star mare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) shook the headlines late last week after it was discovered that she had heat in her off-fore. A subsequent X-ray found a hole in the tendon and Te Akau Racing immediately withdrew her from Saturday’s Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m). Combining the huge demand for quality... Read More
Spieth trial winners leads to ‘inundation’ of enquiries for Aquis stallion
Juveniles of first season sire again impress at yesterday’s official two-year-old hit-outs at Randwick Aquis Farm’s first season sire Spieth (Thorn Park) was the star of yesterday morning’s much anticipated official two-year-old trials on Randwick’s Kensington track, producing two impressive winners in Victory Moments and Wild Botanica. The filly, Wild Botanica, was Spieth’s first success... Read More
Von Trapp
3 f Frankel – Chortle by Dubawi Trainer: Mark Newnham Race: Tea Rose Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), Randwick In a lineup of high class and stoutly-bred fillies in today’s Tea Rose Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), the Mark Newnham-trained Von Trapp stands out as an intriguing runner. By Juddmonte’s superstar Frankel (Galileo) and out of... Read More
Group 1 mission for Great House after Newcastle Cup win
Great House (Galileo) asserted himself as a genuine contender for The Metropolitan (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick next month after an impressive win in yesterday’s Newcastle Cup (Gr 3, 2300m). Trained by Chris Waller and raced by a syndicate of owners including former VRC Chair Amanda Elliott and Sir Winston Churchill’s grandson Sir Nicholas Soames... Read More
Every Rose sells for $1.3 million. How much for Avantage?
Te Akau’s star Fastnet Rock mare could threaten online thoroughbred sale record with upcoming sale Group-winning sprinter Every Rose (Choisir) is the third racemare to make more than a million dollars through an online sale in less than a year, underlining the market’s insatiable appetite for elite broodmare prospects, and the world record for a... Read More