Archive for
April, 2010
Date posted April 30, 2010 | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding,
Staff Favourites |
Captain Gerrard (Oasis Dream (GB) – Delphinus (GB) by Soviet Star (USA)), the precocious multiple (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
Group One winning Champion 2YO colt Thewayyouare is the latest addition to the Windsor Park Stud stallion roster for 2010. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Premium Updates,
Racing and Breeding,
Staff Favourites,
Turffontein |
Group 1 winning sprinters are understandably highly sought after as stallion prospects. (more…)
Date posted April 29, 2010 | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
The metropolitan racing of the Sydney Autumn Carnival 2010 finished last Saturday with the Australian Jockey Club’s Schweppes Sydney Cup Day and on Saturday Hawkesbury’s fifth stand-alone day sees the autumn feature racing come to a close. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Premium Updates,
Racing and Breeding,
Starspangledbanner |
Dual Group 1 winning sprinter-miler Starspangledbanner, the fastest three-year-old of the season, has had his fee set for the 2010 breeding season at $33,000 (incl. GST). (more…)
Date posted April 28, 2010 | Posted by
Brian Russell | Filed under
Sales News |
WEEK after week graduates of Australia’s biggest thoroughbred market, the Magic Millions National (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
There are races run in the United States that offer purses larger that the Kentucky Derby’s US$2 million and a few with longer histories but no other contest for thoroughbreds is as tightly woven into the fabric of the culture as the first leg of the American Triple Crown. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Industry Comment,
Press Releases |
Chairman of the Australian Racing Board, Mr. Bob Bentley, has again voiced his frustration that a vocal minority within the horse industry blocked the Australian Government’s attempt to introduce an EADRA levy scheme. (more…)
Waikato Stud’s continued sale-ring and racetrack success has further emphasised the value for money (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
David Bay | Filed under
Racing and Breeding,
Staff Favourites |
Brilliant front-running miler Mint Lane (USA), winner of the historic Dwyer Stakes-Gr.2 (8.5f) by 2-3/4 lengths will stand at Ralph and Linda Satchell’s Willow Grove, Woodside SA in 2010. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Adrian Clark | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
Sir Patrick Hogan has announced that Tavistock will not race again and is on his way back to New Zealand via a stopover in Melbourne. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
The fields for Singapore’s two signature Group 1 events on May 16 are beginning to take shape. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales News |
New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale will see Pencarrow Stud offer buyers a unique opportunity at Karaka next week. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
There are 22 acceptors left after the five-day confirmation stage for the £400,000 2000 Guineas, run at Newmarket in England over the famous Rowley Mile course this Saturday, May 1st. (more…)
Date posted April 27, 2010 | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Racing and Breeding |
Three Australian trained sprinters have been entered for the Royal meeting at Ascot in June. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales News |
In the South African auction ring, trainer Mike Azzie paid a new SA record of R3.6 million (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Dane Shadow,
Premium Updates |
There has been considerable interest in the 2010 service fees of each of Kitchwin Hills’ stallions – the rising star Dane Shadow and our exciting new stallion Duporth. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Niello,
Premium Updates,
Primus,
Racing and Breeding,
Rakti |
Chatswood Stud continues to promise value and quality to breeders in Victoria, standing two new stallions for the forthcoming spring, along with offering broodmare owners’ quality services. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Al Maher,
Domesday,
Premium Updates,
Racing and Breeding |
Quality two-year-old Epic Dragon will be spelled with the Spring Carnival in mind after his fighting win in the listed ANZAC Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Sunday. (more…)
Date posted | Posted by
Michele Cullen | Filed under
Flying Spur,
Premium Updates,
Racing and Breeding |
The winning run of the Dale Sutton stable rolled on at Flemington at the traditional ANZAC Day race meeting on Sunday when Wind Shear won the $125,000 listed Auckland Racing Club Handicap (1600m). (more…)