Able Willie (AUS)
Able Willie (AUS) 3 g Written Tycoon – Lifesaver Lady by More Than Ready O: Hermitage B: Glentree Pastoral Pty Ltd T: Chris Waller S: 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Bhima Thoroughbreds P: Chris Waller Racing, $140,000 W: Admire Mars at Arrowfield Handicap (1250m) Kensington, September 29 Able Willie (Written Tycoon) emerged a... Read More
Brother of new Derby favourite Luxembourg makes a €1.2 million splash
If Tuesday’s first session of the Goffs Orby Sale was a welcome return to form, then Wednesday’s second session provided confirmation that Ireland’s national yearling sale is right back where it belongs. As a frenetic day of trading drew to a close, all the major indications pointed to a successful rebound to 2019, driven by... Read More
Coolangatta out to provide instant success for Highclere investment in Australia
Juvenile filly to bid for Gimcrack glory tomorrow, whose dam Piping Hot was the catalyst for John and Jake Warren to pursue portfolio Down Under As esteemed UK bloodstock agents Jake Warren and his father John cast their studious eyes over a More Than Ready (Southern Halo) filly at Inglis’s flagship Easter yearling sale in... Read More
Just like old times as €1.5 million Galileo filly leads the way at Goffs Orby
Coolmore’s seven-figure purchase headed a buoyant market in Kildare Absence makes the heart grow fonder and the return of the Goffs Orby Sale to its rightful home of Kildare Paddocks was greeted by an enthusiastic international cast of buyers that helped create a buoyant trade on the opening day. The last two editions of the... Read More
Messara shells out $900,000 for The Autumn Sun’s three-quarter sister Archanna
Snitzel mare returns to her place of birth in ‘strategic purchase’ by Arrowfield Stud There wasn’t really any chance Archanna (Snitzel), the three-quarter sister to champion three-year-old and young sire The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice), was going to end up anywhere else but yesterday it became a formality. Arrowfield Stud chairman John Messara bought out... Read More
Chaillot
Gerry Harvey is not just a titan of Australian business but a colossus of breeding, an octogenarian whose acumen has brought billionaire status and, at last count, around 550 broodmares. It’s a little surprising, then, when he makes the following declaration on the secret of making thoroughbreds: “I’d say it’s 98 per cent luck and... Read More