First stakes winner for Sword Of State as Torture caps of brilliant day for Go Bloodstock
Cambridge Stud’s first-season sire Sword Of State (Snitzel) got his stallion career off to a brilliant start when he chalked up his first individual stakes winner courtesy Torture’s dominant display in the Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday. Trained by Lindsay Park, the juvenile filly showed talent in spades to finish 0.5 lengths... Read More
Vendors confident of strong trade at Inglis Ready2Race Sale
A select catalogue of 166 two-year-olds will come under the hammer at Riverside Stables on Thursday for the 2025 Inglis Ready2Race Sale, with strong buyer interest and a polished vendor line-up shaping what is expected to be a good edition of the auction. Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch described this year’s offering as the company’s... Read More
Group 1 winner Diego Velazquez retires to The National Stud
Diego Velazquez, winner of this season’s Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m), has been retired and will take up stud duties at The National Stud in 2026. Bred by Epona Bloodstock, the son of Frankel (Galileo) was bought by MV Magnier and White Birch Farm for 2.5 million guineas at Book 1 of the... Read More
Australian buyers active early in Book 2 at Tattersalls
Australian interest was strong on the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Monday, with John Foote Bloodstock partnering with some of Australia’s leading trainers to secure three promising yearlings, writes Tayla Dyke. Lot 595, a colt by Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel), was knocked down to Foote and... Read More
Magic Millions launch new digital platform
Magic Millions has launched Magic Millions Digital, a new online auction platform, with entries now open for the first scheduled sale. Custom built for Magic Millions by leading Australian-based developer Webtron, the brand new platform offers a fast, flexible and user-friendly experience, ensuring buyers can engage in online auctions with ease from anywhere in the... Read More
Hunters Lodge set for confident debut at Inglis Ready2Race Sale
Inspections are well underway at Riverside Stables ahead of Thursday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, where the newly formed Hunters Lodge partnership of Cade Hunter and Liam Ruddy will make their first foray as vendors. The partnership, which brings together Hunter’s pre-training expertise and Ruddy’s racing management experience with Ciaron Maher, has assembled a seven-lot debut draft... Read More