‘It’s a little bit like a university where the best ones get in first’
Toronado’s fee increased as Swettenham caps shuttler’s numbers Swettenham Stud shuttler Toronado (High Chaparral), the sire of last month’s William Reid Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Masked Crusader, will have his southern hemisphere season in the breeding shed carefully managed. The Victorian farm, owned by Adam Sangster, yesterday confirmed the Al Shaqab-owned Toronado would stand... Read More
Zac Purton logs 100th winner of the season as David Hayes takes Happy Valley training honours
On a night of milestones, Zac Purton registered a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the sixth time to maintain hopes of overtaking Joao Moreira in the race for the 2020/21 jockeys’ championship with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday (28 April). The Australian brought up his 100th winner of the... Read More
Captivant (AUS)
For Hunter Valley breeder Senga Bissett, it’s a good thing she trusted her eye when she ventured to the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast six years ago. Or perhaps more accurately, it was just as well – for Bissett, for Newgate Farm, the China Horse Club, Team Snowden and others – that she... Read More
Deep Impact’s Satono Aladdin to make return to Rich Hill Stud
Japanese shuttler Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact) will return to Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand this year after Covid interrupted his southern hemisphere stint last year. Rich Hill managing director John Thompson yesterday confirmed that the Grade 1 winner, whose yearlings sold up to NZ$360,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale in January,... Read More
Circus Maximus to shuttle to Windsor Park Stud
Champion miler Circus Maximus (Galileo) will shuttle to Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand, continuing the long-standing and successful relationship between the Schick family and Coolmore. A dual Royal Ascot Group 1 winner, who also won at the highest level in France, Circus Maximus will stand for an introductory southern hemisphere fee of NZ$20,000 (plus... Read More
Mixed feelings over Racing Victoria report into Cup fatalities
A long list of recommendations following a review into the deaths of five international Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) contenders were handed down by Racing Victoria (RV) yesterday, sparking a mixed reaction from local and overseas industry participants. After lengthy and robust consultation with more than 60 industry stakeholders, including leading trainer Chris Waller and... Read More