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Eight for Time Test Little Avondale shuttler Time Test (Dubawi) sired his eighth individual stakes winner on Friday when Okeechobee (5 g ex Scuffle by Daylami) narrowly landed the Gordon Richards Stakes (Gr 3, 1m 2f) at Sandown. Having reappeared for the first time since his three-year-old season with a runner-up finish behind Queen Elizabeth... Read More
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HK: Yip confident of Massive Sovereign’s QEII Cup chances Dennis Yip has issued an ominous warning to Massive Sovereign’s (No Nay Never) rivals in Sunday’s QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin. After his last-start victory in the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m), Yip said the four-year-old had continued to improve and he is... Read More
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Six for Tassort Zampano (2 g ex Gelsomina by Strada) became the sixth first-crop winner for Newgate stallion Tassort (Brazen Beau) when he made an impressive winning debut at Tamworth on Friday. Sent off the $2.80 favourite under Ashley Morgan, the Melissa Dennett-trained gelding produced a strong run down the outside of his rivals and... Read More
New Zealand Latest
Vale Dave O’Sullivan New Zealand Hall of Fame trainer Dave O’Sullivan has died aged 91. O’Sullivan sent out nearly 2,000 winners during his career, winning 12 New Zealand training premierships – 11 in partnership with his son Paul, who now trains in Hong Kong. Beginning life in the industry as a jockey, O’Sullivan rode 125... Read More
Fastnet Rock retired from stallion duties
Two-time champion sire Fastnet Rock (Danehill), one of the most influential stallions of modern times, has been retired from stud duties, Coolmore Australia announced on Friday. The son of Danehill (Danzig) was retired to Coolmore’s Australia base in 2005 after a successful career on the track under the tutelage of Paul Perry, for whom he... Read More
Opportunities in abundance at the Inglis HBTA Sale
The next Rocketing By (So You Think) or Monegal (Lope De Vega) is waiting to be unearthed amid more than 200 lots at tomorrow’s Inglis HBTA Yearling Sale at Riverside. Formerly the Scone sale, HTBA has built a strong reputation over many years for hatching well performed racehorses at bargain prices, with last year’s average... Read More