Karis Teetan strikes 400 Hong Kong wins, Sky Field impresses
Jockey Karis Teetan landed a treble at Sha Tin yesterday which included the milestone of his 400th win in Hong Kong aboard Will Power (Power) in race seven. The dirt specialist took the Class 3 Jordan Handicap (1200m) to record his fourth win from seven starts on the dirt and provide Teetan’s landmark. “I couldn’t... Read More
Catalogue released for significant New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale
Rolston confident Karaka juvenile auction can maintain market-leading status New Zealand Bloodstock management is confident that the company’s reputation as the provider of arguably the leading Australasian two-year-old sale can be maintained when the auction house presents a smaller catalogue of juveniles compared to past years at Karaka. Danny Rolston, NZB’s bloodstock sales manager, was... Read More
New era for Keeneland as Scat Daddy’s Sydney mare Con Te Partiro set for US auction
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale, described as one of the most important thoroughbred auctions in the world, got underway in the US last night as the company’s incoming leader pointed to Australia as setting the platform for the global bloodstock market to appeal to a grounded buying bench. Shannon Arvin, a “recovering lawyer” with a... Read More
History for Fierce Impact as Rothfire stands tall in Rose prep
Japanese import completes Toorak Handicap, Cantala Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes treble as Queenslander sweeps into Sydney Fierce Impact became the first horse, in successive seasons, to claim Melbourne’s spring Group 1 mile treble and continued jockey Mark Zahra’s stellar start to the 2020-21 season when he won yesterday’s incident packed Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More
Con Te Partiro confirmed for Keeneland sale
Two-time Australian Group 1 winner Con Te Partiro (Scat Daddy) will add an international flavour to one of the world’s premier bloodstock sales, Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, when she is offered in Lexington on November 9. It will come two days after the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare contests... Read More
Aramani another top label for Aramco Stable
Former Australian Group 3 winner Charge (Zoustar) finally got on the board at his third start at Kranji yesterday. Renamed as Aramani, the five-year-old finally reproduced his Sydney/Melbourne form with an all-the-way win in the $70,000 Class 3 Division 2 race over 1200m. Showing his customary early gate speed – at his first two Kranji... Read More