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  • NEW Anamoe Heads Darley's 2024 Sire Fees

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Darley in Australia has announced the fees for 18 Gr1-winning stallions set to stand in New South Wales and Victoria for the 2024 breeding season. Taking top honours this season is the nine-time Gr1 champion Anamoe at $121,000. Last year, Anamoe covered the best book of mares ever afforded a Darley first-season sire, meaning breeders supporting him this year will be following the progeny of a book that included 11 Gr1 winners, 69 Stakes winners as well as the dams of Joliestar, King’s Legacy, Private Eye, Bivouac and more. Anamoe is supported in NSW by the highly promising Too Darn Hot at $110,000, producer of Saturday’s Gr1 Champagne Stakes-winning colt Broadsiding in his first crop. Anamoe’s sire Street Boss, who has had another great season thanks to the likes of Pericles, Traffic Warden and Another Wil, heads the Victorian division of the roster at $66,000. The 2024 roster sees the addition of a new quartet of stallions, including Cylinder ($44,000), who, like his successful sire Exceed And Excel, was the best sprinter of his generation. Cylinder is accompanied by Golden Mile ($16,500), the victor of the stallion-making Gr1 Caulfield Guineas. They join the Northwood Park stallion roster in Victoria. Kelvinside's roster gains strength with the inclusion of Native Trail ($27,500), the undefeated European Champion 2YO and Classic-winning 3YO. His victories in the top European races put him in the company of elite horses such as Shamardal, Dubawi, Pinatubo and Too Darn Hot. He is the best juvenile colt by Oasis Dream and descended from the same Green Desert sire line as I Am Invincible, all of which makes his introductory fee look extremely attractive. Additionally, Gr1 winner Triple Time ($22,000), by none other than Frankel, will join the Kelvinside lineup. A Stakes-winning two and three-year-old, he progressed to put on a dazzling display at four in the Gr1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, defeating four Champions and the winners of 16 Gr1s, including Inspiral, Light Infantry and Modern Games.


    Anamoe

    Anamoe covered 11 Gr1 winners in his debut season (pic: Steve Hart)

  • NEW Strong Support for Darley Freshman Sires

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    In 2024, Darley’s pair of freshman yearling sires, Bivouac ($55,000) and Ghaiyyath ($27,500), drew considerable attention from top yearling buyers. The yearlings by World Champion Sprinter Bivouac sold to $675,000, while those by the World’s best racehorse, Ghaiyyath, reached $275,000. Emerging young sires Too Darn Hot, Blue Point ($44,000) and Microphone ($22,000) have experienced success with their first two-year-olds racing. Between them, they have produced 10 Black Type juveniles, including a Gr1-winning colt. Proven sires at more than affordable fees include Brazen Beau ($33,000), a multiple Gr1-producing stallion, including Zapateo this season; Harry Angel ($38,500) who boasts one of the highest percentages of Stakes winners to runners among all sires of three-year-olds this season. His standout performers include Gr1 Spring Champion Stakes winner Tom Kitten and Gr2-winning sprinter Stretan Angel. Added to these are proven Gr1 sires Astern ($16,500) and Kermadec ($16,500), who both represent outstanding value for breeders. The first foals by Gr1 winner Paulele will arrive this season. With strong support in his first season, including nine from the Godolphin broodmare band, among them a Gr3-winning sister to Snitzel, the handsome and talented chestnut stands at a slightly reduced fee of $13,750 in his second year at stud. Rounding out 2024’s lineup are exciting sires Pinatubo ($55,000) and Victor Ludorum ($13,750), whose first yearlings will be offered in 2025.  With sire lines meticulously curated over a 23-year journey of breeding excellence, Darley’s 2024 Australian stallion roster stands as a truly exceptional group embodying thoroughbred excellence. Click here to download a printable version of the 2024 Darley fee card, fees including GST.


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    Mill Park's Bivouac-Secretly Discreet filly sold for $675k (pic: magicmillions.com.au)

  • NEW Tutta La Vita Supplemented for Chairman’s Sale

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Top-class 3YO filly Tutta La Vita (The Autumn Sun) is the latest star attraction confirmed for Inglis’ The Chairman’s Sale, where she will be offered as part of the supplementary catalogue. The Chris Waller-trained filly has proven to be one of the most consistent 3YOs in a stellar crop this season, competing exclusively in Group races. Of those, five have been at Group 1 level and have netted three placings – behind Tropical Squall and Kimochi in the Flight Stakes over 1600m last spring as well as 3rd in the Surround Stakes over 1400m last month (behind Tropical Squall and Stefi Magnetica) and a close 2nd to NZ superstar Orchestral in the Vinery Stud Stakes over 2000m three weeks ago (see below). In an 11 start career to date that has already seen her earn more than $500,000 in prizemoney, Tutta La Vita has defeated the likes of Zardozi, Kimochi, Tiz Invincible, Kintyre, Learning To Fly, Makarena, Platinum Jubilee, Autumn Ballet, Mumbai Muse, Mollynickers, Kristilli, Arctic Glamour, Caballus, Les Vampires, Café Millennium etc. Tutta La Vita (pictured) is from one of the strongest families in the Australian Stud Book, being a half-sister to Group 1 winner Secret Agenda as well as three other Stakes horses. Tutta La Vita’s Snitzel three-quarter brother (ex Negotiate) realised $500,000 to the bid of Coolmore’s Tom Magnier at the Easter Yearling Sale earlier this month. Tutta La Vita will be offered at The Chairman’s Sale in the Chris Waller Racing draft as a racing and breeding prospect, with Waller setting her for a two-race Queensland Winter Carnival campaign of the Gr2 The Roses and Gr1 Queensland Oaks should the new owner wish.

  • NEW Owner Expresses Reluctance to Sell Tutta La Vita

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    “In a perfect world I wouldn’t be selling her, I love her and I truly believe she is a Group 1 winner in the making but when you race a lot of horses you need to trade some of the good ones sometimes to keep the business running the way you’d like and it’s just a timing thing that she will be offered for public auction,’’ part owner Kevin Payne said of his decision to sell The Autumn Sun’s multiple Group 1-performed 3YO filly Tutta La Vita through next month’s The Chairman’s Sale (see above item). “She’s perfectly sound, she has an enormous pedigree which I think she will only make even stronger over the next year or two or three and whoever buys her will have the opportunity to run her in a Group 1 within a month of owning her if they choose because that’s what Chris has her set for. “She’s the perfect physical, she has the most magnificent action and such a beautiful temperament, her future really is fantastically bright… She’s a three-time Group 1 placegetter and is right up there with the best 3YO fillies in the country.’’ Inglis’ Senior Bloodstock Consultant Harry Bailey added: “Tutta La Vita being offered for public auction at The Chairman’s Sale is an incredible opportunity for buyers. She was a very good looking yearling that has developed into a beautiful race filly with a hugely appealing pedigree that has a lot happening in it.” La Tutta La Vita was a $300,000 yearling consigned by Arrowfield Stud at the 2022 Inglis Easter Sale.

  • NEW Newgate Farm Releases Its 2024 Sire Roster

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Three impressive 3YO colts are set to enrich Newgate Farm’s stallion lineup for 2024, as the stud aims to solidify its position as one of Australia’s premier breeding hubs. According to racing.com, the retired trio – Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes victor Ozzmosis, triple Group 1 champion Militarize, and the swift King’s Gambit—are poised to transition seamlessly from the racetrack to the breeding shed. Newgate's stallion roster, now boasting 17 members, features familiar faces like the esteemed Extreme Choice, maintaining his commanding service fee of $275,000. Meanwhile, returning favorites Russian Revolution, Capitalist, and Stay Inside make a comeback at reduced rates, aligning with the current economic landscape. With the success of his first-crop 2YOs, including ATC Sires winner Manaal, Tassort sees a significant fee hike from $11,000 to $38,500. Henry Field, Newgate’s representative, expresses excitement about the expanded roster, emphasizing its strategic pricing to accommodate breeders amid economic uncertainties. Of particular note is Sledmere Stud graduate Ozzmosis, hailed as a pivotal stallion addition. The son of Zoustar mirrors his sire’s success, clinching the prestigious Coolmore Stud Stakes. His introductory fee of $44,000 aligns with his sire's debut pricing, reflecting his potential as a stallion. Multiple Gr1-winning Dundeel colt Militarize, with a fee of $38,500, emerges as a standout with a stellar track record, including victories in prominent races like the ATC Sires' and Champagne Stakes. He was co Black Type Premiership 2YO Champion of his year. King’s Gambit, although lacking a Group 1 triumph, earns acclaim for his potential as a top-tier sire, highlighted by his impressive Golden Slipper performance. Priced at $22,000, he offers a blend of pedigree and performance attractive to commercial breeders. Returning stallions such as Artorius, State Of Rest, Brutal, and Cosmic Force maintain their presence on the roster, each contributing to the farm’s legacy of excellence. In Field's words, Newgate Farm's 2024 roster represents its strongest and most expansive yet, promising a bright future for the stud, its clients, and the Australian breeding industry. Click here for the full roster and prices.

    Ozzmosis

    Coolmore Stud Stakes hero Ozzmosis (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • NEW Champion 2YO Elect Bustles to Karrakatta Win

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Juvenile Frosted gelding Bustling appears poised to clinch the title of Champion WA 2YO for the 2023-24 season after a commanding victory in the Gr2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot last Saturday. Bred at the Duncan family's Oakland Park, the promising colt entered Perth's premier juvenile race as the favorite, building on his debut win at Ascot in March and a Listed triumph in the Perth Stakes (1100m) earlier this month, according to tbwa.net.au. In a scorching display of speed, Bustling surged ahead, leaving his competitors, including Earthstorm (Calyx) and Blue Rocket (Blue Point), trailing by four lengths, with the third-place finisher also hailing from Oakland Park. This victory marked a familiar milestone for the Duncans, who had previously tasted success in the Karrakatta with Roman Time in 2007. Trained by Dan Morton and ridden by Blake Shinn, Bustling exhibited maturity beyond his years, handling the race with ease. Morton, who secured consecutive Karrakatta wins, expressed his confidence in the colt's future, foreseeing his development into a formidable 3YO, a sentiment echoed by leading Victorian hoop Blake Shinn who enjoyed a stellar day in Perth. Bustling's dam Busimiss (Key Business) was herself a stakes-performer whilst his sire Frosted – he gets his coat from his grey sire Tapit – is now the sire of 27 stakes-winners. He shuttled to Darley's Victorian property at Northwood Park. Bustling is the third winner for Busimiss, following Busy One (Safeguard) and Via Monte (Street Boss). She currently has a filly foal by Sessions (Lonhro) and was bred back to the Oakland Park stallion in November. Oakland Park has entered 17 lots for the current Inglis Online Late April Sale. Bidding closes on Wednesday April 24.

  • Record Acceptances Lift 2024's Sydney Autumn

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    The biggest and most spectacular Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival at Rosehill Gardens and Royal Randwick finished last Saturday with a record number of acceptances since the introduction of The Star Championships in 2014, reports racingnsw.com.au. Over six Saturdays, a record $46.1 million in prizemoney was distributed to owners, trainers, jockeys and stablehands. The Carnival featured 18 Group 1 races among 48 Black Type events across 58 races hosted by Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club. Eighteen races over the Carnival offered prizemoney of $1 million or more including the $5m TAB Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens and $5m Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick. A total of 714 runners competed for three weeks at Rosehill Gardens and three weeks at Royal Randwick, including the 11th running of The Star Championships at Royal Randwick on 6 and 13 April. This fell just short of the previous record number of runners (723) set last year after two races were abandoned on Saturday. More than 7,000 owners attended across the six weeks – another record. Over the 60 races of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the leading trainer on a 3-2-1 win and place points basis was Chris Waller on 53 points, ahead of Ciaron Maher on 29 points. The leading rider under the 3-2-1 points basis was James McDonald on 47 points, ahead of Tommy Berry on 30. James McDonald was also the leading Group 1-winning jockey with six victories ahead of Damian Lane with two, while Chris Waller was most successful Group 1 trainer with five ahead of Ciaron Maher two, James Cummings two and Moody/Coleman two.

    James McDonald

    James McDonald was the leading Carnival jockey (pic: Steve Hart)

  • Departing ATC Executive Delighted with Engagement

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Australian Turf Club Head of Racing and Wagering, James Ross, who is departing for a senior role in Hong Kong, said: "The 2024 Sydney Autumn Carnival has been one of the best in recent times, with a record number of acceptances in 942. Horses, jockeys and trainers from around the world have come to Sydney to compete with our very best in Chris Waller, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, and Ciaron Maher, and star local riders such as James McDonald and Blake Shinn battling with the likes of Ryan Moore, Zac Purton, Andrea Atzeni and Tom Marquand." He commented, "Pleasingly, we have hosted more than 7,000 owners across these racedays including celebrating with industry the 11th running of The Star Championships. We especially thank racing participants for their support of Sydney's world-class racing at Rosehill Gardens and Royal Randwick at this record-breaking Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival." Ross made special mention of the popular pony racing, exclaiming, "It is also fantastic to conclude with the National Pony Racing Finals and we are proud of our effort along with Thoroughbred Industry Careers and The Agency to provide a platform for the next generation of racing stars!"

  • Estriella Favoured to Shine in Sangster Stakes

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Boom filly Estriella has opened a dominant favourite for next weekend's $1m Gr1 Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville, reports racingsa.com.au. The Ciaron Maher-trained 3YO will be chasing her fifth win from just eight starts in the fillies and mares feature and is a $2.70 favourite with Sportsbet after opening $2.50. Estriella's stablemate I Am Me and last year's Sangster and Goodwood placegetter Zapateo, from the James Cummings stable, sit on the second line of betting at $7. Impressive Irwin Stakes winner Benedetta is an $8.50 chance while there has been money for the Phillip Stokes-trained Stretan Angel who was $11 into $9. Te Akau's Skew Wiff was also one to firm from $51 into $31 when markets opened. New Zealand filly Pulchritudinous shares favouritism with impressive Auraria Stakes winner Wings Of Song in the $1m Gr1 Australian Oaks (2000m). Pulchritudinous will be first-up in Australia for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable after being purchased by Yu Long Investments after her last-start victory in the New Zealand Oaks at Trentham. It is a wide-open market in the Oaks with six horses marked under $10. The Chris Waller-trained Concello has been specked since markets opened on Thursday from $11 into $8, stablemate Firestorm firming from $15 into $11 while there was also some interest in the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Queen Of Dragons who was $15 into $9 with Sportsbet.

    Estriella

    Estriella is bang in form (pic: Mark Gatt)

  • Forsman Eyes Black Type Victory for Russian Satire

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman will look to add black type to Russian Satire's outstanding pedigree page after a last-to-first win in Saturday's Auckland Co-Op Taxis (1500m) at Ellerslie, reports racingnews.co.nz. Russian Satire (Russian Revolution-Serious Satire, by More Than Ready) had been patiently ridden by Craig Grylls, where she started well back in the field throughout the race and dropped out to a clear last at the 600m mark. Yet, Grylls began to move the 4YO up through her gears after rounding the home turn, accelerating sharply along the rail before angling into a gap between Ethereal Star and Trigon Lad. Russian Satire burst to the front inside the final 50m, winning by a length from Dimaggio and Urban Myth. Forsman's other runner Ethereal Star, who was involved in a torrid duel in front for a large part of the Rating 75 race, fought on bravely for fourth. "I was probably hoping to be a spot or two handier, but she didn't begin that well…but once she got some clear air in the straight, she really accelerated for a good win," Grylls said. Forsman conceded, "It was probably set up for her with a bit of mid-race pressure in front. I feel sorry for our other horse, but it worked out well for her." Russian Satire's three wins and four placings from 13 starts have so far earned $71,160 in stakes for her owner-breeder.

  • Sacred Satono Primed for Winter Carnival Bid

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Class galloper Sacred Satono (Satono Aladdin-Belle Joie, by Mellifont) put his name firmly in the frame for a proposed Queensland Winter Carnival venture when he kicked off a new campaign with an impressive victory at Ellerslie in the opening event, the Barfoot & Thompson 1200, reports racingnews.co.nz. With rider Triston Moodley using his 3kg claim to bring his topweight down to a manageable 58kg impost, the Bruce Wallace and Grant Cooksley-trained 4YO looked well placed despite giving weight to his nine rivals including 4kgs to race favourite Pour The Wine. Moodley was in no rush on the topweight, allowing him to settle in midfield behind tearaway pacemakers One More Time and Is That So in the early running before easing into contention approaching the home turn. Allowed to drift to the middle of the track, Sacred Satono quickly hit the front and put the race to bed in a few strides. Despite being hotly challenged by Pour The Wine and Imprevu he held the pair out by a length and a half in a slick time of 1.09.68 on a track rated a Soft5 despite some heavy and persistent rain throughout the morning. Cooksley was pleased with the performance as he outlined future plans for his charge. "He hasn't done a lot since his last run, just a couple of jump-outs and we brought him here today to see how he was going. We're thinking about going to Brisbane, but will see what happens," said Cooksley. Cooksley mentions he has his eye on the Gr1 Strandbroke (1400m) as a start.

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    Sacred Satono is looking good the Winter Carnival Pic: supplied)

  • Golden Slipper Hero Shinzo Retires to Coolmore

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Snitzel’s only Golden Slipper-winning colt and last season’s Champion 2YO Shinzo will stand at Coolmore in 2024. The supremely talented and tremendously well-bred son of Snitzel displayed an impressive burst of speed to land the sire-making Gr1 Golden Slipper defeating Group 1 winners Cylinder, Militarize and Little Brose. His Golden Slipper victory saw him achieve a Timeform rating of 120, making him the highest-rated 2YO of the season and Snitzel’s highest-rated 2YO of all time. “He’s a very special horse, and we knew early on when he came into our system,” reflected trainer Chris Waller of his first Golden Slipper winner. “He has a great temperament and is the most naturally gifted 2YO I have ever trained. When you pair that with his great physique and pedigree, he is such a desirable stallion prospect.” Coolmore Australia principal Tom Magnier said, “Snitzel is a 4-time Champion sire of 2YOs and one of the greatest stallions we have seen in Australia in the modern era. We are delighted to stand his best 2YO and best-bred son at stud. The Golden Slipper has an unmatched record as a sire-making race and Shinzo has all the credentials we look for in a sire prospect, with an impeccable pedigree and incredible good looks.” Magnier noted, “His dam Samaready won a Blue Diamond at two and a Moir at three and was herself placed in the Golden Slipper. We have a great group of partners involved in his ownership and his Golden Slipper win was one of my fondest ever memories on a racetrack. Being foaled, raised and broken in here at Coolmore, he was a special horse since the day he was born and we look forward to welcoming him back.” Shinzo will stand at a fee of $50,000 + GST.

  • Sunrise Ronaldo Gears Up for Champions Day

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Eight Japanese horses will run in the three Group 1 races on FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on 28 April, reports campaigns.hkjc.com. Shogo Yasuda trained-Sunrise Ronaldo is one of the HK$22 million Gr1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) participants from Japan. Shogo's Sunrise Ronaldo (Harbinger-Wiesheit, by Admire Vega) has been selected to run the Chairman's Sprint Prize to scoop a first major international success for the trainer. "It is my first time travelling to Hong Kong since 2013 when winning the Hong Kong Sprint with Lord Kanaloa. I am glad to come back to Hong Kong with my horse again," Yasuda said. He is the son of former leading Japanese trainer Takayuki Yasuda. The 5YO was bred by Northern Farm and purchased out of the 2020 JRHA Select Sale Yearling Session for JPY 57.2 million (approx. HK$2.89 million) by Life House Co. Ltd. The horse was trained by Shogo's father Takayuki and raced over dirt in his first seven starts since his debut in 2021. In his first time running over 1200m, in the Gr3 Silk Road Stakes, he showed staying power in the stretch and finished well to grab fourth. In the Gr3 Hankyu Hai (1400m), Sunrise Ronaldo unleashed his burst of speed in the stretch over the rain affected track and came home in third place. Yasuda added, "He could handle the soft ground on the flat course at Hanshin, which is very similar to the track conditions at Sha Tin with some wet weather at this time of a year. So, I think he will suit the ground (if it rains)."

  • New Stakes Winning Daughter for Dundeel

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Woppitt Bloodstock’s home-bred filly Konasana (Dundeel-Posing, by Medicean) sailed through Randwick’s testing conditions on the final day of the Sydney Autumn Carnival to land the $250,000 Gr3 ATC James H.B. Carr S. (1400m), with 3.6-lengths back to the favourite Scarlet Oak. She joins Hope In Your Heart, Aquacade, Victoria Quay, She’s Ideel & Purrfect Deal on Dundeel’s list of stakes-winning daughters and is his 6th black type winner this season. After winning on debut at Randwick last June, Konasana compiled solid form as a Spring 3YO, including a win at The Valley & a second at Flemington before a 4th placing in Autumn Angel’s Gr3 Ethereal Stakes. Trainer Chris Waller acknowledged her preference for shorter distances and planned her Autumn campaign accordingly. Konasana has now won 3 of her eight starts and $243,000 prizemoney. The best of 3 winners left by the US-bred mare Posing (by Medicean from a Danehill mare), Konasana is as cleverly named – for the angle pose in yoga – as she is well-related. Her third dam is the remarkable 2012 Irish Broodmare of the Year Magnificent Style, dam of 7 stakes-winners including Champion 3YO Colt & Champion Sire Nathaniel and Group 1-winning fillies Great Heavens & Playful Act. As well as being Dundeel’s 27th stakeswinner, Konasana is a new stakes-winner for her damsire Medicean on a list headed by Dundeel’s barnmate, triple Group 1 winner Admire Mars.

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    Konasana's rivals were all at sea in the James H.B. Carr Stakes (pic: Steve Hart)

  • MM National Broodmare Catalogue Online

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    The quality will come thick and fast at the 2024 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale next month with 622 lots including 184 race fillies and maiden mares catalogued. The Gold Coast-based auction will present world class bloodlines to suit all buyers and budgets, and the catalogue is now available online. Among the 619 fillies and mares in the catalogue are 169 stakes performers headlined by Group 1 winners Atishu, Belclare, Chain of Lightning, Madame Pommery and Ulanova - all of which will be offered on Day 1 of the sale on May 28. Day 1, comprising the race fillies and maiden mares, will also include stakes winners like Deny Knowledge, Life Lessons, Best Seller, Bound for Home, Carolina Reaper, Facile, Jaja Chaboogie, Mimi's Award, Platinum Jubilee, Po Kare Kare, Sakura Girl, I'mlovin'ya, Star of Justice, Legacies, Wollombi, Yonce and Zoukerette and dozens more. The broodmare section of the catalogue features Gr1 Galaxy winner Mariamia following an early September cover by I Am Invincible in her first season at stud. Other group winners now at stud on offer include the likes of Miss Wilson (served by Ole Kirk), Yosei (So You Think), Glistening (I Am Invincible), Samara Dancer (I Am Invincible), Annavisto (Toronado), Biscayne Bay (I Am Invincible), Have a Good Day (Frankel), Lubiton (Zoustar), Ready Set Sail (Justify), Rezoned (Home Affairs), Rubisaki (Snitzel) and Shazee Lee (Stay Inside). Proven producers entered include the dams of Group 1 winners Golden Sixty, Ivictory, Magicool, Manzoice and The Mission, as well as recent carnival group winners Siren Assault and Vagrant.

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    Gr1 Kia Ora Galaxy winner Mariamia has an early I Am Invincible cover (pic: Steve Hart)

  • International Stallions Amongst Prized Covers

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    At next month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, covering sires of broodmares include international sensations Frankel, Justify, Kingman and Siyouni as well as local champions I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Zoustar, Exceed and Excel, Extreme Choice plus up and comers Anamoe, Home Affairs, Artorius and Stay Inside. Also up for offer at the National Broodmare Sale will be a life time breeding right in champion sire I Am Invincible and shares in Capitalist and fellow Golden Slipper winner and exciting young stallion Stay Inside."We are delighted to release the catalogue for the 2024 National Broodmare Sale," Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said. "From Group 1 winners to unraced and well related young fillies this is one of the world's leading auctions. For buyers this sale has proven life changing with their mare purchases producing the likes of Winx, Trapeze Artist, Atlantic Jewel, Nature Strip, She's Extreme, Zoustar, Sunlight, Imperatriz, Captivant, Gytrash, Shoals, Farnan and Estijaab." Bowditch added, "The support we have received from owners, breeders and syndicate members can be seen through the quality and depth of the catalogue - we can't wait to present them all at the Gold Coast.” To view the online catalogue for the sale click here, or download it via the Equineline Catalog app for iPad.

  • Blue Gum’s Tassort Colt Tops Gold Sale

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    A Tassort colt from the Blue Gum Farm draft has topped Sunday’s Gold Yearling Sale at Oaklands, selling to Trilogy Racing for $80,000. The colt was offered on behalf of Max Porlezza’s Braebrook Thoroughbreds, who was “ecstatic’’ with the outcome. “It was more than we were ever expecting, I really can’t believe how well he’s sold, it’s fantastic,’’ Porlezza said. “We thought he was a nice colt and I’ve always thought you want to have the nicer colts in those kind of sales where he was going to stand out and while you never know how much they’re going to stand out, it was just a great result, more than we ever expected.’’ The result helped Blue Gum end the sale as leading vendor, selling all eight of their offerings. Trilogy’s Sean Dingwall described the colt as “a real 2YO type’’, and explained, [Trilogy’s] Jason [Stenning] was keen to buy a 2YO type and this colt is certainly that, he’ll go to the breakers basically immediately and get into the system and hopefully be up and running early,’’ Dingwall said. “The stallion is really doing the job, they lucked on the right leg with Manaal winning the [Inglis] Sires a fortnight ago and having a fee increase to be announced this week, it just made sense.’’ Inglis’ Victorian Bloodstock Manager James Price was pleased to see increases in the average and median on Sunday. “We were pleased with the number of buyers who engaged with the sale given the relatively small catalogue,” Price said. “The clearance rate was solid in the context of the current market and a number of private sales are still being negotiated, while the median is almost double the $8,000 figure of 12 months ago. “It’s very much a case of demand not matching supply in terms of the horses occupying the lower part of the market. Yearlings that met the criteria of traders and trainers were well found and those who didn’t, struggled.”

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    The sale-topping Tassort colt (pic: inglis.com.au)

  • Treble For Caspar Fownes at Sha Tin

    Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
    Trainer Caspar Fownes enjoyed a treble at Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting with Charming Steed (Charm Spirit-Militante, by Johannesburg), Galvanic (Ilovethiscity-Miss Hottie, by Commands), and Sky Heart (Ardrossan-Luroel, by Per Incanto), reports scmp.com. “The horses have been racing well all season and it just hasn’t been coming together,” Fownes said. “It gets very frustrating but we don’t lose our cool, that’s why we’re in this business. It’s the greatest leveller of all time, so we just knuckle down and keep presenting the horses in good condition and hope it starts to turn your way. Hopefully that’s the start of the turning of the tide.” Sky Heart looks very promising for the trainer who recently passed 1100 wins in his Hong Kong milestone. “The horse (Sky Heart) has done it nicely in the end and he’s a horse with a very bright future – we felt that from his first start. He’s shown a lot of tenacity today and it was a good effort. Hopefully he’ll keep progressing and next season he could probably be a 100-point horse.” Sky Heart has now won two of his five starts and has done all his racing in Hong Kong. He was a $100,000 purchase from Little Avondale Stud at the NZB National Yearling Sale.
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Admire Mars 1st crop 2YOs
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Al Maher Established
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All Too Hard Established
Alpine Eagle Established
Anacheeva Established
Anamoe 2nd Season
Artie Schiller Established
Astern Established
Awesome Rock Established
Barbados Established
Barbaric 3rd Season
Better Than Ready Established
Bivouac 1st crop 2YOs
Blue Point Established
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Brazen Beau Established
Bull Point Established
Bullbars Established
Cape Of Good Hope 2nd Season
Capitalist Established
Captivant 3rd Season
Casino Prince Established
Castelvecchio Established
Churchill Established
Cool Aza Beel 1st crop 2YOs
D'argento Established
Danbird Established
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De Gaulle Established
Delaware 3rd Season
Denman Established
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Due Sasso Established
Dundeel Established
Earthlight 1st crop 2YOs
Encryption Established
Exceed And Excel Established
Exceedance Established
Exosphere Established
Extreme Choice Established
Falvelon Established
Farnan 1st crop 2YOs
Fastnet Rock Established
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Foxwedge Established
Frankel My Dear Established
Ghaiyyath 1st crop 2YOs
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Gold Standard Established
Good Journey Established
Graff 1st crop 2YOs
Grunt Established
Hallowed Crown Established
Harry Angel Established
Headwater Established
Hellbent Established
Hitotsu 2nd Season
I Am Immortal 1st crop 2YOs
I Am Invincible Established
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Impending Established
Invader Established
Jet Spur Established
Jimmy Choux Established
Justify Established
Kermadec Established
Lord Of The Sky Established
Love Conquers All Established
Magnus Established
Manhattan Rain Established
Maschino Established
Master Of Design Established
Maurice Established
Merchant Navy Established
Microphone Established
Murtajill Established
My Admiration Established
Needs Further Established
Nicconi Established
Nostradamus Established
Ole Kirk 1st crop 2YOs
Overshare Established
Pariah Established
Patronize Established
Paulele 2nd Season
Pierro Established
Pinatubo 3rd Season
Playing God Established
Power Established
Prague 1st crop 2YOs
Pride Of Dubai Established
Puissance De Lune Established
Rebel Dane Established
Rich Enuff Established
Rommel Established
Rothesay Established
Rubick Established
Russian Revolution Established
Safeguard Established
Sandbar 1st crop 2YOs
Sessions Established
Shaft Established
Shalaa Established
Shamoline Warrior Established
Shamus Award Established
Shooting To Win Established
Showtime Established
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Sir Prancealot Established
Sizzling Established
Skilled Established
Smart Missile Established
Snitzel Established
So Secret Established
So You Think Established
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Spirit Of Boom Established
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Star Turn Established
Star Witness Established
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Street Boss Established
Super One Established
Supido Established
Swear Established
The Autumn Sun Established
The Brothers War Established
Time To Reign 1st crop 2YOs
Too Darn Hot Established
Toorak Toff Established
Top Echelon Established
Toronado Established
Trapeze Artist Established
Turffontein Established
Unite And Conquer Established
Universal Ruler Established
Vancouver Established
Victor Ludorum 3rd Season
Von Costa De Hero Established
Wandjina Established
War Chant Established
Winning Rupert Established
Wooded 3rd Season
Wootton Bassett Established
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Written By Established
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Your Song Established
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