Proven Thoroughbreds’ Walter has shrewd Eye on Group 1 Epsom prize

Progressive four-year-old son of Al Maher earns shot at big Randwick handicap Jamie Walter was yesterday underselling his ability to source a quality horse for a relatively modest sum but the racetrack deeds of Private Eye (Al Maher), a leading chance in today’s Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m), suggests otherwise. The Proven Thoroughbreds syndicator is... Read More

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