Bagalollies for Wong, Highden Park after Toffee Tongue win
Australasian Oaks winner another Group 1 winner for Kiwi blue hen, who changed hands less than a month ago The Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) win of Toffee Tongue (3 f Tavistock – Bagalollies by Zabeel) – breaking her duck in a Group 1, no less – was a tasty reward for a filly who... Read More
Bluebloods and battlers for McEvoys at Morphettville
Father-son training partnership Tony and Calvin McEvoy will have one runner in each of both of today’s Morphettville features, the TAB Classic (registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) – and their backgrounds couldn’t be any more different. Tough mare Sunlight (Zoustar), a three-time Group... Read More
Alabama Express retires to Yulong
Victorian stud continues its expansion by adding a second stallion to its 2020 roster Group 1-winning three-year-old Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice), a horse that trainer Mike Moroney says could have “potentially been the best horse I have trained”, has been retired and will stand at Yulong this spring. Yulong announced the retirement of Alabama... Read More
Woodside partnership to benefit Victorian breeders
Woodside Park Stud sees its alliance with Arrowfield Stud and the relocation of Written Tycoon as a sound long-term play that could help boost the Victorian farm and the state’s breeding industry’s sire power. The Mark Rowsthorn-owned, Tylden-based stud, hours after the confirmation of Written Tycoon’s move, confirmed a four-stallion roster for the upcoming season... Read More
Castelvecchio retired as Snitzel and Written Tycoon lead Arrowfield roster
Top-class stallion Written Tycoon (Iglesia) will stand at Arrowfield Stud this year in a significant partnership with Woodside Park. Victoria’s long-time premier sire Written Tycoon will stand for $77,000 in his first season in the Hunter Valley while Arrowfield Stud’s champion stallion Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), in line for a fourth consecutive title, will stand for... Read More
Widden fees down across the board in show of support for breeders
Widden fees down across the board in show of support for breeders Widden Stud, whose roster is led by Zoustar (Northern Meteor) at a fee of $121,000 (all fees inclusive GST) and will be joined by his first season sire son Zousain ($19,800), last night also made public its 12-strong line-up. A softer market outlook... Read More