Small field but Blue Sapphire provides plenty of talking points
Ranting causes upset in Group 3, Coolmore next for Corstens’ son of Zoustar The three-horse field drew derision from some in the lead-up to the Blue Sapphire Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) but the trio’s clash provided a spectacle worthy of the $400,000 on offer and it was Ranting (Zoustar), a maiden before yesterday, who rallied... Read More
Lope De Vega colt leads the way at 675,000gns as intense Book 2 trade continues
Six-figure bids came thick and fast on Tuesday as Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale continued to buck the market trends seen elsewhere during a sales season that has supplied more than its share of challenges. A session of selling that was widely considered exceptionally strong, not least given the wider financial circumstances, saw... Read More
Ole Kirk
The best-known link between Denmark and Australia probably comes in the form of Mary Donaldson, the former Tasmanian advertising worker who married the heir to the Danish throne and is now Crown Princess Mary. But you wonder if anyone in Denmark knows there’s an extremely formidable branch of Australian thoroughbred royalty that traces back, the... Read More
New racing radio network set to shake-up airwaves
Radio station SENTrack will attempt to challenge the entrenched Australian racing broadcast media landscape dominated by wagering giant Tabcorp and industry-owned assets even if the man behind the new venture does not see it that way. Melbourne-based media entrepreneur Craig Hutchison, a former sports journalist who has built an Australian content empire, the recently rebranded... Read More
Nature Strip made Everest favourite after drawing barrier five
Classique Legend loses place at the top of the market Nature Strip (Nicconi) replaced Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt) as favourite for Saturday’s $15 million Everest (1200m) after last night’s live barrier draw took place on the Sky Deck of Sydney’s Centrepoint Tower. The Chris Waller-trained gelding, who lost his position at the head... Read More
Expectations surpassed as 400,000gns Kingman colt tops strong Book 2 opener
Pinning down expectations in such uncertain times is not straightforward. Nonetheless, even the hopes of the most optimistic out there are likely to have been surpassed on day one of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Granted the highs may not have been quite so giddy as 12 months ago, when Book 2... Read More