Siyouni steals the show in Deauville as €525,000 colt tops October Sale opener
The celebrations in Normandy following the victory of Sottsass (Siyouni) in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m) have barely died down but the combination of his sire Siyouni (Pivotal) and his breeder, Ecurie des Monceaux, proved irresistible on day one of the Arqana October Yearling Sale on Monday. Monceaux-consigned colts by the... Read More
Garnet Bougoure – multiple Classic winner England and Ireland
Garnet “Garnie” Bougoure (3 March 1923 – 22 November 2008) is a glaring omission from Australian racing’s Hall of Fame. Even more surprising is that he is yet to be inducted, alongside his brother-in-law George Moore, into his home state Queensland’s Hall of Fame. Indeed, there is an argument his extended family should have a... Read More
Mehmas enters the record books with 38th European first-crop winner
Tally-Ho Stud stallion is also responsible for Group 1 hero Supremacy Mehmas (Acclamation) etched his name into the history books on Monday when the Tally-Ho Stud stallion became the most successful European first-season sire in history with 38 individual two-year-old winners. Fittingly it was Good Listener – trained by Richard Hannon, who also oversaw Mehmas’s... Read More
Asian buyers underpin top-end of Inglis Ready2Race Sale
Progeny of Deep Field, Capitalist and Pride Of Dubai all crack $500,000 barrier Demand for high-end bloodstock shows no signs of slowing down after what is believed to be a record price for a two-year-old sold at public auction in Australia was broken twice at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, an appetite fuelled by Asian buyers... Read More
Between now and Melbourne Cup day is always a long time!
Following the Caulfield Cup on Saturday, True Self has come out of it really well and she’ll now go straight to the Melbourne Cup. We’ve had a chance to have a good look at the race and the horses around her, and it seemed that towards the end of the meeting the rail was certainly... Read More
First for Capitalist
New first season sire winners Capitalist Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Capitalist (Written Tycoon) brought up his first winner on Saturday when Captivant (2 c ex Speedboat by Commands) took out the Victory Vein Plate (1000m) at Randwick in impressive fashion. Sent out as an $8 chance, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Captivant... Read More