Newgate Farm’s four-strong investment pays off with trio dominating first season title
Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) has defied his small foal crop to be crowned Australia’s champion first season sire, holding off his Newgate Farm barnmates Capitalist (Written Tycoon) and Flying Artie (Artie Schiller), to land the coveted title as the 2020-21 racing season came to a close yesterday. Courtesy of Golden Slipper winner Stay... Read More
Written Tycoon crowned champion Australian sire
Yulong Stud’s recruit ends Snitzel’s four-year dominance at top of stallion premiership Written Tycoon (Iglesia), in a stud career traversing three states and 14 years, has won his maiden Australian general sires championship, ending the four-year reign of prolific rival Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), and the first “Victorian” stallion to do so in more than 40... Read More
Darley’s homebred stallion Bernardini euthanised
Godolphin America’s former Australian shuttle stallion Bernardini (A.P. Indy) has died at the age of 18 at Jonabell Farm due to complications from laminitis. The homebred son of A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew) won six of his eight starts for Thomas Albertrani on the racetrack, including the Preakness Stakes (Gr 1, 9.5f) and Travers Stakes (7.5f)... Read More
Bruggemann making most of NT trip with Darwin Cup fancy Highly Decorated
Well-travelled gelding shooting for seven on the bounce in $200,000 Top End feature The Northern Territory might be an Australian racing outpost but its Top End carnival reaches its crescendo this weekend, culminating in the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) on Monday. For South Australian trainer Nicole Bruggemann, the Darwin Cup will be the forerunner for... Read More
It Might Be You (NZ)
It Might Be You (NZ) 3 f Savabeel – Tootsie by Pins O: G J Chittick B: G J Chittick T: Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard W: Te Rapa Event Centre Maiden, 1200m, July 24, Waikato Racing Club It Might Be You (Savabeel), a three-quarter sister to the multiple Group 2 winner Ocean Emperor... Read More
Vieira backing his ‘heir apparent’ Trapeze Artist to make his mark
Owner has no regrets in retaining his Widden Stud-based stallion who enters a third covering season at $66,000 Bert Vieira rejected a $36 million offer for Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) as a stallion prospect but, two years into the sire’s stud career, he has no regrets about retaining ownership rather than cashing in on the champion... Read More