Warrior and Zoustar to the fore as Stars shines on day two at Tattersalls
First season shuttlers Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) and Zoustar (Northern Meteor) proved popular with buyers during the second session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale on Thursday, with both stallions returning impressive results. Coolmore resident Saxon Warrior had four colts sold for an average 100,750gns (approx. AUD$192,000), which included a 160,000gns (approx. AUD$304,000) Highclere Stud-consigned... Read More
500 at the Valley for Fownes as Moreira and Purton take three each
Explosive Witness (Star Witness) ensured Caspar Fownes’ moniker the ‘King of the Valley’ rang true at Happy Valley on Wednesday as the handler brought up a significant milestone with his 500th win at the city circuit in the Class 2 Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1000m). Fownes has the most wins at the Valley of any... Read More
Evergreen Iffraaj sees off young pretenders at Tattersalls December Foal Sale
The opening session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale saw several aspiring young stallions take their first opportunity to shine in the shop window before the headline-grabbers arrive later in the week, but it was the far more established Iffraaj (Zafonic) who ended up sealing Wednesday’s leading honours. Dalham Hall Stud’s resident, who spent 12... Read More
Readily Availabull (Aus)
Readily Availabull (AUS) 2 c Bull Point – Readily by More Than Ready O: Ms W L Beckett, Mrs M A Carroll, Mrs F A Chapmon, Miss S E Vosper, Mrs S A Sargent, Miss L J Sargent, Miss N Carter, Mrs S Carter, Mrs E L Chalker, Mrs M P Don, Mrs C J... Read More
Roller-coaster recovery continues for Playing God
Darling View Thoroughbreds stud manager Brent Atwell has been riding a roller-coaster of emotions with Playing God (Blackfriars) and I’m All The Talk (Stratum) this month. Atwell and his father Clive brokered Western Australia’s biggest ever deal for a locally-based stallion when they purchased Playing God from Mungrup Stud earlier this year. A week later... Read More
‘If you can provide buyers with all the information, they are certainly willing to bid’
Kooringal to sell entire foal crop unreserved through an online auction Kooringal Stud is a fixture at the majority of the eastern seaboard sales and a regular vendor in Adelaide, but this year the Lamonts have made the bold decision to offer its yearling crop entirely online, bypassing the traditional market. The southern NSW family–owned... Read More