Zoustar rises again after Widden’s champion stallion enjoys stellar season
Son of Northern Meteor to stand for pre-Covid level of $154,000 in 2021 Zoustar (Northern Meteor) will return to his pre-Covid service fee of $154,000 (all fees inc GST) after a stellar season highlighted by Zoutori’s Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) success this autumn. The champion stallion, the sire of 13 individual stakes winners in... Read More
Capitalist promoted to the top of Newgate Farm’s rising stallion roster
Fellow Group 1-producing sires Deep Field and Flying Artie also earn fee increases Capitalist (Written Tycoon), Deep Field (Northern Meteor) and Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) have all received significant fee increases on the back of a remarkable autumn in which the Newgate Farm stallions all sired Group 1 winners during the Sydney and Melbourne carnivals.... Read More
An ode, of sorts, to the May races at the ’Bool
A hint of cultural cringe would have most Australians describe to visitors, especially those from England or Ireland, Warrnambool’s three-day May carnival as a poor man’s Cheltenham or Punchestown. There are, of course, fewer jumps races and horses not of the same calibre. However, I’m yet to meet a visitor – in 50 odd years... Read More
Fully booked Wootton Bassett to stand for $71,500 as Coolmore releases 2021 fees
Dual Group 1-winning Redoute’s Choice colt King’s Legacy has introductory fee set at $33,000 Europe’s rags-to-riches sire sensation Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) and Coolmore Australia’s other newcomer, dual Group 1-winning juvenile King’s Legacy (Redoute’s Choice), will stand for $71,500 and $33,000 (all fees inc. GST) respectively in their maiden southern hemisphere seasons at stud. So You... Read More
Four for Cable Bay
New first season sire winners Cable Bay Silk Tie (2 f ex Silky Skills by Charge Forward) provided first season sire Cable Bay (Invincible Spirit) with his third individual Australian winner when landing the 1300-metre two-year-old handicap at Canberra on Friday, with his fourth winner to come the following day. The John Thompson-trained filly improved... Read More
Nakano in brilliant form with a treble
Japanese rider Shogo Nakano enjoyed his best day ever in Macau with a brilliant three-timer on Saturday’s turf race program. The Wayne Smith-trained Ocean Warrior (Ocean Park) got the ball rolling for Nakano, who gave the four-year-old a perfect ride to take out the Class 4 over 1500 metres. In a race where a few... Read More