Kapalua Sunset (NZ)
Kapalua Sunset (NZ) 3 f Tavistock – Full of Spirit by Flying Spur O: Mr D T O’Brien, Mrs J O’Brien, Balmerino Racing Partnership, Mr P J Prendergast, Mr C D Mathieson, Mr J R Gunston, Mr L M Breust, Mr J J Roughead, Mr L Shiels B: Haunui Bloodstock / GSA Bloodstock T: Danny... Read More
Coolmore wins out in bidding war for Avantage as online record is smashed for New Zealand champion on Gavelhouse Plus
Champion New Zealand mare Avantage will return to the place of her birth after the nine-time Group 1-winning Fastnet Rock (Danehill) six-year-old created one more record before heading off to the breeding barn, selling for NZ$4.1 million, the highest-price ever paid for a mare sold through an online sale. The Te Akau-owned mare was yesterday... Read More
Purton, Hayes, Fownes dominate Happy Valley
Extending strong starts to the season, Zac Purton and David Hayes again combined in decisive fashion to figure prominently at Happy Valley Yesterday, crowning their haul with Harmony N Blessed’s (Magnus) track-record victory in the Class 3 Clementi Handicap (1000m). Purton collected a treble, while Hayes notched a double to hold outright leadership of the... Read More
Nicconi filly gets off the mark in Australia’s first two-year-old race of the season
Mick Price could follow the successful blueprint employed by fellow Caulfield trainer Grahame Begg two years ago after his “workmanlike” juvenile filly Cavalla (Nicconi – Bella Corona by Beautiful Crown) won the opening two-year-old race of the Australian season at Flemington yesterday. Cavalla ($12) upstaged Godolphin’s Contemporary (Exceed And Excel) ($2.10 favourite) in the Darley... Read More
Lightsaber
As the name would suggest, Lightsaber is a flashy thoroughbred who stands out – in more ways than one. For a start there’s the tail – the eyecatching streak of silver trailing the bay, who underlined his Caulfield Guineas credentials and further pushed those of his sire Zoustar with his second stakes win from eight... Read More
We need to do right by the horse
ANZ Bloodstock News will be following the fortunes of the Jamie Lovett and Luke Murrell-owned Australian Bloodstock, who are no strangers to Melbourne Cup success, having won the great race with Protectionist in 2014. Each week we will speak to Lovett on the progress of their horses, as we charter the journey from Europe to... Read More