Keeneland trade ends with aggregate of more than $248 million
Organisers delighted that marquee event took place Months before Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, management and staff realised they would be operating under extraordinary circumstances, if the sale was even able to take place, considering all the restrictions placed on businesses and public places as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the expectation that many... Read More
Inferno smoulders in Singapore Guineas
The “rising star’ tag had been bandied around for a while, but after Inferno (4 g Holy Roman Emperor – Spina Rosa by Redoute’s Choice) lit up yesterday’s Singapore Guineas (Listed, 1600m) with a victory as emphatic as you would ever witness at Kranji, not many will now disagree that a new star is born.... Read More
UK yearling sales preparing for heightened antipodean interest
Australian purchases from English auction houses will step out in Group 1s at Caulfield and Newmarket today Australian buyers are expected to flock to the UK yearling sales this year – virtually, if not in person – with owners seeking to follow a new path to finding staying prospects, a formula that will be tested... Read More
Moir goes to Pippie but Everest unlikely
Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) heroine Pippie (5 m Written Tycoon – Coupe Express by Ne Coupez Pas) added a second top-level feature to her record when she burnt off her rivals to win the Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Moonee Valley last night, but the world’s richest turf event appears to be off... Read More
Questions unresolved after Moir as Golden Rose takes centre stage
Last night’s Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Moonee Valley likely left more questions than answers for the five slot-holders yet to secure a horse for the $15 million The Everest (1200m), the world’s richest race on turf to be run at Randwick on October 17. Moir winner Pippie (Written Tycoon) is unlikely to follow... Read More