A dual Gr.1 winner of 10 races and more than $1m and a grandson of breed shapers Sunday Silence and Storm Cat, Trust in a Gust retires to Swettenham Stud at Nagambie in 2016. The talented performer looks certain to prove popular with breeders looking for a sire who will produce SuperVOBIS stars. Dual Gr.1...
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The surf breaks of Sydney’s northern beaches are a world away from the farming country at Walcha, but Greg Bennett made the transition in his early teens and soon became involved in the world of horses and pony clubs before graduating to became one of Australia’s most respected horse breakers. Now a highly successful trainer...
New Zealand-bred and trained gelding Tavago sprang something of a surprise in scoring an easy win in the $2m 2016 Australian Derby-Gr.1 (2400m) at Randwick. The son of Tavistock (NZ) (Montjeu (IRE)) relished the soft conditions on the day to defeat last spring’s VRC Crown Oaks winner Jameka (Myboycharlie (IRE)). In third spot was Tally...
Only those with an in-form crystal ball could possibly have foreseen the 1936 Cups double of Northwind and Wotan, which provided the ultimate skinner for doubles bookmakers of the day when the pair came home at odds of 66/1 and 100/1 respectively. Certainly no one, clairvoyant or otherwise, has come forward in the 80...
Caption: Choisir (Danehill Dancer (IRE)-Great Selection by Lunchtime (GB)) One of the main topics of conversation at Inglis Easter 2016 was about the second season sires. While vendors with yearlings to sell have a good reason for asking buyers to be cautious in their judgement, buyers want to see fast results for the big prices...
The spring classics in the US and in Europe have provided some fascinating results. This column examines the pedigrees of the winners, many of great interest to breeders in Australasia thanks to the sire shuttle. Kentucky Derby GOING into the Kentucky Derby-Gr.1, there was not much doubt that undefeated Nyquist the previous year’s champion two...
Caption: Nancy (Big Brown (USA)-Shalimar Sky by Hurricane Sky). Perhaps the most freakish win in one of America’s Triple Crown races, in running sequence the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, was the success of the Royal Charger colt Royal Orbit in the 1959 renewal of the Preakness (9.5f) at the Pimlico racecourse, Baltimore,...
Caption: Street Cry (IRE) (Machiavellian-Helen Street by Troy) One of the major tasks for stud managers is to attract the right mares and clients for young, first-season stallions. To fill a young sire’s book requires persistence, salesmanship and a strategy to attract mares with specific bloodlines and hopefully mares with above average performance. Everyone knows...
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