Aussie agent Boomer bound for Keeneland
Australian agent Craig Rounsefell, spurred on by a US Grade 1 winner this year, will make a long-awaited return to America to take in its bloodstock sales series over the next three months, starting with the Keeneland September yearling extravaganza. The Gold Coast-based Boomer Bloodstock principal, who has an extensive American client base, was like... Read More
Catalogue released for southern hemisphere’s biggest two-year-old sale
NZB auction features 322 lots by 83 different sires including champions Savabeel and Exceed And Excel The catalogue for the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale will be released today as the company comes to terms with the fact that Australasia’s biggest two-year-old auction will again be unlikely to have international buyers in... Read More
Nature Strip fires warning Everest shot in flying Concorde success
A week after Masked Crusader (Toronado) stamped himself as a serious Everest (1200m) contender via Melbourne another confirmed starter, Nature Strip (Nicconi), made a stunning statement with a soft first-up victory in the Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m). The manner of the Randwick performance, in which he had two and a half lengths up his... Read More
Zaaki firms for Cox Plate after Tramway canter
The rise and rise of the Annabel Neasham-trained Zaaki (7 g Leroidesanimaux – Kesara by Sadler’s Wells) soared to further heights yesterday as the import sauntered to victory in the Tramway Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Randwick on his seasonal return, to strengthen his credentials for the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) next month. Since... Read More
Hawkesbury-based Glenn Haven Racing training facility to be sold by Sir Owen
Focus to be on Go Bloodstock’s elite broodmare band and stallion portfolio Prominent Australian thoroughbred investor Sir Owen Glenn’s private training centre Glenn Haven Racing at Hawkesbury on the outskirts of Sydney will be closed at the end of the month and placed on the market as the octogenarian embarks on a “significant change in... Read More
Profondo (AUS)
Profondo (AUS) 3 c Deep Impact – Honesty Prevails by Redoute’s Choice O: Galletta Construction Co Pty Ltd B: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd T: Richard Litt S: 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Arrowfield Stud P: Galletta Construction Co, $1.9 million W: 1st Crop Magna Grecia Foals Maiden Handicap, 1400m, September 1, Kensington... Read More