ANZ Bloodstock News

Eureka forecast Boom in Spirit’s offspring with ‘best-bred crop’ to hit the track

Eureka Stud’s Harry McAlpine can’t wait to see what the next two-year-old crop of champion Queensland sire Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) can achieve, as his best-bred runners hit the track later this year.  The Queensland stud has consolidated the service fee of Spirit Of Boom, who is set to cover his eighth book of mares... Read More

A true family affair comes to an end with Causeway Girl ahead of Chairman’s sale

For Sledmere Stud’s Catriona Murphy the sales journey with Causeway Girl (Shamus Award) is about to go full circle. It all started back in 2017 when Murphy prepared the striking black daughter of Shamus Award (Snitzel) on behalf of her mother, Jennifer MacKay (who bred her), for the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. There she was... Read More

Capitalist comes out on top while Coolmore’s big stallion play appears Justified

Colt by Newgate Farm’s leading first season sire tops Inglis Weanling Sale at $400,000 The progeny of Australia’s leading first season sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon) and the first foals by unbeaten US Triple Crown champion Justify (Scat Daddy) have dominated the top of a rising Inglis Australian Weanling Sale market, the first of the 2021... Read More

Jerry Chau and Douglas Whyte combine to excel at Happy Valley with trebles

In a symbolic confluence of generations, Douglas Whyte and Jerry Chau shared the Happy Valley spotlight with milestone trebles yesterday night as both master and apprentice shone. Chau’s inexorable advance towards the upper echelon of the Hong Kong racing fraternity continued apace when Whyte’s protege reached the jurisdiction’s 45-win milestone, marking the end of his... Read More

Spendthrift’s Dirty Work to make Group 1 bid before retiring to stand on roster

Spendthrift Australia will welcome exciting new recruit Dirty Work (Written Tycoon) to their roster in 2021, but not before he has a crack at adding a Group 1 victory to his CV by way of The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on May 15.  The Australian arm of the B. Wayne Hughes-founded American-based operation will stand... Read More

‘The people who are professional about their work are getting rewarded more frequently’

Demand from pinhookers set to feed one-day Inglis Australian Weanling Sale The incredible demand for racing stock is expected to flow through to the breeding stock sales, starting at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in Sydney today, as the buoyant market lures new investors and old players back to the fold. Despite the wet weather... Read More