Date posted September 3, 2010 | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
The coveted title of
2010 Sky Racing World Australian Racehorse of the Year will be bestowed this Sunday night at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium.
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A fantastic program is set down for Flemington on Saturday and this year’s renewal of the $400,000
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Date posted September 2, 2010 | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
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The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has this afternoon approved the
Werribee International Horse Centre as a quarantine facility paving the way for international horses to enter the facility and compete during the 2010 Spring Racing Carnival.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
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Strategic |
Racing over his favourite journey of a mile, veteran galloper
Haddle McDaddle recorded his third win in four starts, eight overall, with a one-and-a-quarter length victory in the
Listed Balaklava Cup on the first day of spring in Australia, September 1st.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales News |
An outstanding catalogue has been assembled for the 2010
Magic Millions National Horses in Training Sale. The sale, to be conducted at the Gold Coast on October 27 and 28, has attracted 400 quality ready made racehorses.
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Date posted September 1, 2010 | Posted by
Greg Irvine | Filed under
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Shamardal |
The legendary Bart Cummings stable looks to have unveiled a stakes winner of the future at Warwick Farm this afternoon. Goldstone, a three-year-old colt by
Shamardal, impressed connections and racegoers alike when he won the Members’ Terraces Handicap (1150m) on debut.
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Date posted | Posted by
Kristen Manning | Filed under
Golden Snake,
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There was a much anticipated arrival at Victorian stud, Bombora Downs last week – a striking, cheeky
Golden Snake colt who immediately captivated everyone at the Bittern property.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
A pair of Lloyd Williams-owned stayers head the weights for the 2010 BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) which were released today by Racing Victoria Chief Handicapper Greg Carpenter.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
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Starspangledbanner |
The outstanding Australian bred sprinter
Starspangledbanner appears amongst the nominations for the
Group I Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock in England on Saturday.
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FEW can doubt after Saturday’s race results that
Show a Heart, a resident in the sire yards of Queensland’s colonial sire bastion, the Glenlogan Park stud in the Innisplain valley, is a toff among Australian sires at this time.
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Date posted | Posted by
Brian Russell | Filed under
Big Brown,
Nicconi,
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AMONG the seventy sires who were paraded for visitors to the Upper Hunter in the past week were two new ones with a lot of blood in common who captured a lot of attention. They were new shuttler
Big Brown, a great American classic performer visiting
Vinery, and champion Australian sprinter
Nicconi, one of the eight sires at Widden.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
The Irish bred,
Drunken Sailor is one of the toughest horses in training and the bay gelding signed off his northern hemisphere-racing season with a win in the
Listed Windflower March Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Denman,
Lonhro,
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With the stallion covering season due to start in the next few days, a full-sister to
Denman was born at
Darley Woodlands on August 20, the similarly marked filly, is a full-sister to last season’s
Group 1 Golden Rose winner.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
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Sid Fernando, president of Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc., the owner of eNicks, announced on Tuesday, August 31st, that British-based Clive Webb-Carter Bloodstock Services has been named the WTC representative in Europe.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
Dual Cox Plate winning champion
Northerly has been unveiled as one of seven inductees into the 2010 Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Dane Shadow,
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Testa Rossa |
Although the RNSW Stewards inquiry into the ’Ortenisa’ prohibited substance has concluded the controlling body Racing New South Wales have released a statement advising that the result of the
Group I Galaxy, at Randwick on 17th April 2010, should stand until the appeal process has been completed.
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Date posted August 30, 2010 | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Dane Shadow,
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Shellscrape has been awarded the
Group One Galaxy win following a stewards inquiry in Sydney today.
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
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The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has launched a new initiative exclusively for members of the club
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Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Astronomer Royal,
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With the European season in full swing the Marketing Manager from Blue Gum Farm, Darryl Sherer reports, there has been a major winner in England with relevance to
Astronomer Royal (USA), who recently arrived back in Australia to commence the 2010 season.
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Date posted | Posted by
Greg Irvine | Filed under
More Than Ready,
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More Joyous’ made a barnstorming return to the track on Saturday when she steamed home for the most impressive of wins in the
listed Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill.
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