It's In The Blood
Military Tycoon
Written Tycoon (Iglesia) is almost 23 years of age. He was born the year Damien Oliver won that tear-soaked Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) on Media Puzzle (Theatrical), when John Howard was only half–way through his prime ministership, and a full two years before there was such a thing as Facebook. But at a stage... Read More
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Enriched
Hobby breeder Terry Board had a retired three-year-old filly in his paddock in 2014 when he received a phone call from a friend, Melbourne trainer Clinton McDonald. The grapevine had been whispering. “Have you still got that Encosta De Lago filly?” McDonald said. “Yeah, why?” said Board. “Don’t do anything with her.” “OK”. “If anybody... Read More
Feroce
Given his rapid accomplishments as a sire it was about time Super Seth (Dundeel) had a Group 1 winner. And that’s exactly what Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) hero Feroce (Super Seth) is: he’s all about time. Time in the pedigree, to let a couple of duplications “mature” – one way of saying they’ll be... Read More
Beiwacht
It’s early days, but first–season Darley sire Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) has already made a piece of modern history. In winning Saturday’s Silver Slipper Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) in the Godolphin royal blue, Bivouac’s son Beiwacht not only shot to the top, by exemption, on the Golden Slipper’s (Gr 1, 1200m) order of entry, but... Read More
Shining Smile
As a jockey who presented Ethereal (Rhythm) at precisely the right points to win the 2001 Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double, Scott Seamer knows the value of timing. It’s something that’s also worked in his favour in his other career of breeding which, perhaps surprisingly to some, was something he pursued with great passion throughout his time... Read More
