Racing Victoria launches latest prize-money missile in fight for spring territory
The game of one-upmanship between the NSW and Victorian racing industries in the seemingly relentless fight for Australia’s best horses and jockeys added a new chapter yesterday when the southern adversary announced a string of large prize-money increases to feature races on the eve of the spring carnival. Primarily in retaliation to Racing NSW’s introduction... Read More
Gordon-Watson goes to €2.4 million for ‘best Dubawi filly I’ve ever seen”
Yulong buy Galileo filly while broodmare investment pays off for Crabtree A Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) filly from a truly outstanding Niarchos family and consigned by Haras d’Etreham blew the lid off the second day of the Arqana August Yearling Sale when selling to Charlie Gordon-Watson for €2.4 million (approx. AU$3.85m). The attractive February-born filly is... Read More
13 for Churchill
New first season sire winners Churchill (pictured above) Churchill (Galileo) continued his flying start with his first crop runners, landing a 13th winner at Thirsk on Friday courtesy of the Charles Hills-trained Tuscan (2 c ex Orcia by Shamardal). Sent off the 5-6 favourite, Tuscan improved for his debut seventh at Newmarket last month to... Read More
Lost opportunity?
Hindsight is, as they say, twenty-twenty, and as that relates to opportunities lost regarding stallions, Darci Brahma (Danehill) comes close to fitting that lost opportunity. The term: “Flying under the radar” seems appropriate and Darci Brahma has done that for most of his career. A very nice Group 2 win by his daughter Sierra Sue... Read More
Inglewood Stud sire War Decree makes first crop impression at Te Rapa trials
Almanzor’s first southern hemisphere two-year-old also catches eye in New Zealand It can be fraught with danger getting carried away with barrier trial results, but New Zealand South Island studmaster Gus Wigley certainly liked what he saw from two first crop juveniles by his imported stallion War Decree (War Front) at Te Rapa yesterday. The... Read More
Nonconformist a dream come true for breeder Danielle Henwood
The Group 2-winning five-year-old resumes in the P B Lawrence Stakes today and is on course for a crack at the Caulfield Cup Owner Danielle Henwood struggled to sell shares in Nonconformist (Rebel Raider), a horse she and her mother bred, and now the horse that nobody wanted is on a genuine path towards the... Read More