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
Ellis happy he put his faith in dominant Richards
“If there is one thing I truly enjoy in life, it is identifying young talent. Giving it the opportunity to grow and develop, and realise its potential.” Those are the words of New Zealand racing supremo David Ellis, the man behind the all-conquering tangerine army of Te Akau Racing, and they were spoken in reference... Read More
Kharisma shows benefit of senior rider
After three runs with apprentice jockeys, trainer Stephen Gray felt his useful sprinter Kharisma (Mossman) needed a senior jockey on Sunday, and it was indeed Marc Lerner’s trademark vigorous handling that lifted him over the line in the $100,000 Better Life 2012 Stakes Class 1 race over 1200 metres. Held together in fifth place, the... Read More
Rogerson keen on his Ready to Run quartet headed by an Almanzor colt
Kiwis do early legwork ahead of this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock two-year-old sale If Graeme Rogerson’s experience is any guide, agents and buyers intending to participate in this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale have heeded the call to undertake their pre-auction work early. The two-day sale of juveniles, the largest of the... Read More