‘The people who are professional about their work are getting rewarded more frequently’
Demand from pinhookers set to feed one-day Inglis Australian Weanling Sale The incredible demand for racing stock is expected to flow through to the breeding stock sales, starting at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in Sydney today, as the buoyant market lures new investors and old players back to the fold. Despite the wet weather... Read More
‘I feel we’re on the verge of a new dawn for our sport’
In a four-part series in conjunction with the Racing Post, we look at how the racing world has coped with the prevailing impacts of the Covid-19. In today’s edition, Racing Post bloodstock editor Andrew Scutts delves into how the US racing roadshow has stayed the trip despite the pandemic. It was a very good Good... Read More
Lack of transparency in Callan u-turn calls into question HKJC’s disciplinary process
Neil Callan received an outpouring of support and congratulations on social media after his successful appeal last week against a hefty three-month suspension that would have left him iced on the sidelines until the end of the Hong Kong season on July 14. The Irishman walked out of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) Happy... Read More
Unwala’s Avesta Bloodstock making quiet investment as portfolio quickly soars
Darley Flying Start graduate creates big impression with broodmare-focused trading partnership Avesta Bloodstock is a name the Australian thoroughbred industry is about to hear a lot more about, but the man behind the business has not suddenly appeared on the scene and he has been quietly acquiring a significant bloodstock portfolio heavily leveraged towards broodmares.... Read More
Written Tycoon reaches new heights with $165,000 fee, Tagaloa to stand for $33,000
Written Tycoon (Iglesia), on the verge of a possible maiden Australian general sires title, will stand for a career-high $165,000 (all fees inc GST) as the star stallion prepares for his return to Victoria and first season at Yulong Stud. The Yuesheng Zhang-owned operation also last night revealed that Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More
First for Almanzor
New first season sire winners Almanzor (pictured) First season sire Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) got off the mark with his first runner as Faro de San Juan (2 c ex Fixette by Kodiac) landed the Prix du Soleil de Bretagne (1100m) on debut at Chantilly last Monday. The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained colt defeated Perfect Colour (Ultra) by... Read More