‘Strongest Karaka yearling sale catalogue for some time’
Depth of stallions underpins New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 offering A concerted long-term commitment by New Zealand stud masters to improve the depth of the country’s stallion ranks is borne out in next year’s Karaka Yearling Sale with breeders no longer needing to solely rely on the progeny of champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) to attract international... Read More
Bargain buy rocks on the sand
Australian import Rock To Road (Stryker) has proved a real bargain buy for owner Mr Mok Shing Fung with the chestnut winning his fourth race in Macau in Friday night’s Class 2, and running a new class record in the process. Ridden by the inform Eric Cheung, Rock To Road made it win number three... Read More
14 for Belardo
New first season sire winners Belardo Haunui Farm shuttler Belardo (Lope De Vega), who will have his first southern hemisphere two-year-olds this season, sired his 14th individual winner on Sunday when Lenny Belardo (2 c ex Tina’s Spirit by Invincible Spirit) took out a handicap over 1200 metres at Pisa. Lenny Belardo got off the... Read More
Confidence high for Classic as Inglis keeps cap on numbers
Confidence high for Classic as Inglis keeps cap on numbers Sebastian Hutch believes the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale remains the quiet achiever of the Australian sales circuit and is confident the relative value and graduate success can continue in 2021 after releasing the catalogue for next year’s auction. Inglis last night revealed it had compiled... Read More
Golden Sixty continues march to Hong Kong Mile
Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro), Hong Kong’s latest racing sensation, continued his seemingly inexorable march to December and Group 1 glory with his tenth consecutive win in yesterday’s Jockey Club Mile (Gr 2, 1600m). It was a win which came with such authority that even the prospect of stiffer international competition, in next month’s Hong Kong... Read More
Kok secures first Group 1 as gutsy Big Hearted lands Gold Cup
Simon Kok Wei Hoong became only the second apprentice jockey to add his name to the Singapore Gold Cup (Listed, 2000m) roll of honour after he steered Big Hearted (Hallowed Crown) to a stirring win in the handicap showpiece on Saturday. Two-time Singapore champion apprentice jockey Shafiq Rizuan was the first to pull off... Read More