Archive for
January, 2010
Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Bel Esprit, Racing and Breeding |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 31st, 2010) - The news
over the past month for Eliza Park’s stallion
Bel Esprit (ex Bespoken by Vain) has been nothing short of fantastic.
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Michele Cullen | Filed under
Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites, Starcraft |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 31st, 2010) -
Star Witness burst into contention for the Blue Diamond Stakes when successful in the listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday.
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Michele Cullen | Filed under
No Excuse Needed, Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 31st, 2010) -
No Excuse Needed’s son
Take The Rap won his second career start in convincing fashion when he claimed the
Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday.
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Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales News |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 31st, 2010) - The half-brother to outstanding galloper
Scenic Shot will stay in his home state after being purchased for $180,000 during Friday night’s third session of the
Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale at Belmont.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites |
Tonight in Hong Kong, fourteen of that countries top 20 highest rated horses will be in action at Sha Tin in two domestic Group One events.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 29th, 2010) - Dubai’s new state-of-the art racing facility,
Meydan was opened last night with the running of the $200,000 Maktoum Challenge Round 1 (UAE –G3) and it went to
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Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales News, Staff Favourites |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 29th, 2010) - For the very first time Victorian stud
Eliza Park has sent six yearlings to New Zealand to be sold at the premier sale to be held at Karaka which commences next week on Monday, 1 February.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales News |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 29th, 2010) - Star Thoroughbreds principal, Denise Martin and trainer Gai Waterhouse have purchased the top at the
Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale a colt by
Coolmore’s hot young stallion
Fastnet Rock on Thursday for $180,000.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 28th, 2010) - Racing fans have another wonderful day’s racing this Saturday at Flemington with the running of the
Group I $500,000 Lightning Stakes, up the famous Flemington straight course
over 1000m.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
More Than Ready, Premium Updates, Sales News |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 28th, 2010) - The 2010
Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale kicked off in Belmont and the team from BC3 Thoroughbreds made their presence felt on the first day by purchasing a lovely
More Than Ready filly for $230,000.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding, Reset, Staff Favourites |
Darley stallions had a big day out at Caulfield on Australia Day with the stud’s stallions siring three of the five stakes races on the eight-race programme.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Lonhro, Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 27th, 2010) - Lonhro’s star colt
Denman returned to racing with a fantastic victory in the
Listed Zeditave stakes at Caulfield on Australia Day.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 27th, 2010) - The Japan Racing Association (JRA) have announced that
Vodka has been named 2009’s Horse of the Year.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 27th, 2010) - The United Arab Emirate’s newest racecourse Meydan is set to open its doors as the Dubai International Racing Carnival kicks off on Thursday.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding, Stratum |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 27th, 2010) - The Australia Day race meeting in Victoria was held at Caulfield and with five stakes races on the card a balmy summers’ day the club was rewarded with a big crowd and good racing.
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Michele Cullen | Filed under
Elvstroem, Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding, Staff Favourites |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 27th, 2010) - The Australia Day race meeting in Victoria was held at Caulfield with five stakes races on the card and a balmy summers’ day the club was rewarded with a big crowd and good racing.
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Michele Cullen | Filed under
Fastnet Rock, Premium Updates, Sales News |
Melbourne Vic (Jan 27th, 2010) - The 2010 Sydney Classic Yearling Sale came to a close at Newmarket on Monday night.
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 25th, 2010) - Sponsored by Arrowfield Stud the
Blue Diamond series of five-races for the juveniles begins at Caulfield, tomorrow Tuesday (Jan 26th).
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Feature Pedigree |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 25th, 2010)
- Apache Cat may be retired but this has not stopped his enthusiastic
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Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Press Releases |
Melbourne, Vic (Jan 25th, 2010) - Mathew Becker, well-known to many in the Victorian thoroughbred industry, has joined Nagambie based thoroughbred farm Princess Park.
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