Queensland-based Archer Park sells for $6 million
World-renowned equestrian Ashlie Waters will transition into the thoroughbred industry after she purchased state-of-the-art Queensland spelling and pre-training facility Archer Park for $6 million yesterday. Archer Park, which went to auction at the Woodford Hotel in a sale handled by Donovan and Co’s Clint Donovan and Magic Millions, bought the property to allow her to... Read More
Kestrel and Boomer combine for breakthrough Keeneland score
Fast stakes-winning Karakontie mare Karak continues strong Australian interest in US breeding stock market Kestrel Thoroughbreds’ Bruce Slade made his first successful foray into the US mare market on day two of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale as southern hemisphere breeders continued to plunder Kentucky in search of outcross pedigrees. Slade teamed up with... Read More
Lady Laguna (AUS)
Lady Laguna (AUS) 2 f Overshare – Catalina De Lago by Encosta De Lago O: O T I Racing, Mr P D Williams, Mr J R Cahill, Mrs B H Gilbert, Mr J P Spence, Mrs J T Spence, Mr R Menchise, Dr P G Van Buynder, Mr J A Boyd, Mr A L Boyd,... Read More
Milan Park’s Rider hoping ‘magic cross’ can deliver 1,000 Guineas glory for The Perfect Pink
Long-range Oaks plans for Richards-trained Savabeel filly but Riccarton goal comes first A failed attempt to buy high-class racemare The Solitaire (O’Reilly) by Tony Rider several years ago has led to the Milan Park principal, and those who rejected his handsome offer, sharing in the ownership of leading New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m)... Read More
Johnson and Yarraman use strength of foresight with outcross Keeneland buy Quality Response
Australian buyers were active from start to finish during Wednesday’s opening day of the Keeneland November Sale in Kentucky, with an array of players securing mares to bring Down Under. The action started with the second lot to pass through the ring, as Milburn Creek landed Raymundo’s Secret, a Grade 2-winning daughter of Treasure Beach... Read More
Sejardan
Ever had that dream where you’re getting around in public feeling pretty damn good and then you look down and suddenly realise you’re stark naked? That may be something like how Dale Miller felt at the Inglis Select Yearling Sale in Scone in 2015. The Wauchope businessman had gone seeking to take a more forward... Read More