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
Yann Barberot outbids Jean-Claude Rouget for €290,000 Siyouni filly
The purchase was another sale-topper for the red-hot Ecurie des Monceaux The third and final day of Arqana’s rearranged Select Yearling Sale was dedicated to part two of the catalogue, with a handful of lots realising three-figure sales on a day which is traditionally a chance for home trainers and agents to stock up. Trainer... Read More
Hall reflects on Makybe Diva as legend recognised at Flemington
The three-time Melbourne Cup winner’s first trainer speaks to ANZ Bloodstock News from Hong Kong Seventeen years ago this week, trainer David Hall departed Flemington with the favourite for the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m); earlier that afternoon, Hall’s Pentastic (Pentire) had arrived in the last stride to take out the Craiglee Stakes (Gr 2,... Read More
Drama in Deauville as emerging forces land €2.5 million sibling to Sottsass
A trio of seven-figure lots changed hands at the Select Sale on Thursday Seven-figure lots came like London buses at Arqana on Thursday as, after a somewhat sticky opening session, an anxious wait for the Select Sale’s first millionaire yearling was ended when three arrived within quick succession. Leading the way was the Dubawi (Dubai... Read More