Smith hoping Millie De Lune can give Winx Guineas a ‘big shake’
Trainer Matt Smith is confident bargain buy Millie De Lune (Puissance De Lune) can add black type to her CV in the eastern states’ last three-year-old stakes race of the season at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. And though it’s unlikely to launch quite as grand a career as it did for the famous female... Read More
Miss Joelene
Repetitions run in the family for Miss Joelene (Russian Revolution), who broke through for a black type victory and took her earnings past $1 million in Saturday’s Tattersall’s Gold Crown (Listed, 2100m) at Eagle Farm. Bred by Brisbane’s Janelle Whalley and Darren Wilson of Wilrace Pty Ltd, she’s out of a dam by that fine... Read More
‘She’ll make a beautiful broodmare’ – High-class Kiwi filly Velocious set to be sold
Weeks after the end of the physical auction season, the broodmare sales market is in for a late and unexpected highlight this month when outstanding New Zealand filly Velocious (Written Tycoon) goes under the hammer. Managing owners Go Racing have announced the rising four-year-old Australian-bred will be offered in the Inglis Digital July (Late) Online... Read More
Starlust enters quarantine ahead of move to Riverstone Lodge
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr 1, 5f) winner Starlust (Zoustar) has been retired from racing and will enter quarantine this week in preparation for travelling to Australia where he will take up stallion duties at Nick Taylor’s Riverstone Lodge at an opening fee of $27,500 (inc GST). The four-year-old, who was trained by Ralph Beckett... Read More
Eustace’s fast-rising Light Years Charm strikes, Manfred Man snares treble
Zac Purton hailed David Eustace’s horsemanship after Light Years Charm (Rubick) continued his impressive progress with victory in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday. The Rubick (Encosta De Lago) gelding took his Hong Kong earnings to HK$9.2 million (approx. AU$1.78 million) from only nine starts in the... Read More
Sonofkirk the latest product to emerge from Rheinwood’s family farm
Having bred sprinting sensation Private Harry (Harry Angel), Rheinwood Pastoral was already punching well above its weight even before Sonofkirk (Ole Kirk) became the latest graduate from the Willis family’s boutique farm to stamp his class with a statement win. Despite bungling the start, Sonofkirk helped Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) extend his lead over his... Read More