‘The stuff of dreams’ – unique Night Of Thunder colt brings €1,900,000 as Coolmore and Godolphin clash at Arqana
“Surreal, just ridiculous,” was how Cormac Farrell summed up his well-bred Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) colt selling for €1,900,000 (approx. AU$3,333,000) in Deauville on Saturday. His comments were equally applicable to the entirety of the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale, which was capped by a sensational quartet of seven-figure lots after a host of the sport’s major... Read More
‘He’s probably only going to get better and better’
Field predicting more success for talented stallion Capitalist With uncanny timing, Capitalist (Written Tycoon) had his second Group 1 winner just as soon as his service fee sharply went down, when three-year-old Reserve Bank (Capitalist) trumped his older rivals in last Saturday’s The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m) at Morphettville. But the only way is up... Read More
Lucky Vega scores first northern hemisphere-bred winner as Lope Spirit strikes
Yulong’s Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega) scored his first winner in the northern hemisphere when Lope Spirit got off the mark at the first attempt in 6f contest at Syracuse on Saturday. Trained by Salvatore Scalora, the colt pulled away impressively in the closing stages to score a three-length victory. Purchased by his trainer for... Read More
Maher snares trio of juveniles at Arqana Breeze-Up Sale
Ciaron Maher enjoyed an unbelievable evening at The Chairman’s sale on Thursday selling eight mares for an eye-watering aggregate of $12,775,000, headed by Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) for an auction record price of $4.2 million. And on Saturday he was on the other side of the planet at the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale scouting for... Read More
‘I couldn’t hear them coming’ – Beadman powers to hugely impressive Ken Russell Classic success
The most impressive winner in the country on Saturday was undoubtedly Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) colt Beadman, with the Peter Snowden-trained juvenile powering to an all-the-way victory in the Ken Russell Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at the Gold Coast. Having trialled up promisingly with a win at Rosehill on April 4, Beadman made his debut... Read More
Steel Trap a landmark winner for Coolmore’s King’s Legacy
Coolmore’s first-season sire King’s Legacy (Redoute’s Choice) was provided with his first stakes winner on Saturday as the Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray-trained Steel Trap continued her progression with a win in Morphettville’s David Coles AM Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). The juvenile filly has come a long way in four starts since being beaten over... Read More