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Eales Racing

Laurence Eales had a lot of early success with buying horses, but also quickly learned a valuable lesson – about value itself. “The expensive ones don’t go any faster than the cheap ones,” he says. In fact, I’ve had a lot more luck with the less expensive ones.” The story of the Melbourne-based former Cairns... Read More

Rowe-View: A Chairman’s Special 

It’s been a busy week in Sydney, so this Chairman’s Sale special Rowe-View edition comes to you a day later than planned. At the top of the Chairman’s market the big-spending American John Stewart made a splash, paying $3.2 million for Tutta La Vita (The Autumn Sun), one of nine seven-figure mares sold on Thursday... Read More

Clean Energy (AUS)

2 f Zoustar – Solar Charged by Charge Forward O: Yu Long Investments, Westerberg, Coolmore B: Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd, Qatar Bloodstock, Jorshan Investments Ltd T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott S: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Widden Stud  P: Yu Long Investments, $2,600,000  W: TAB Mdn Plate, 1000m, May 8, Warwick... Read More

Antino

The James Brown song says this is a man’s world, but it’d be nothing without a woman, and the same can be said for the family of burgeoning Queensland star Antino (Redwood). The Tony Gollan-trained five-year-old, who made it 10 wins from 15 starts with his third black type success in Saturday’s BRC Victory Stakes... Read More

La Pleine Lune (AUS)

La Pleine Lune (AUS) 2 c Puissance de Lune – Cinq Dames by Snitzel O: L Lee B: Ryco Equine Pty Ltd T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes S: Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Showcase Session V:  Collingrove Stud  P: Victor Lee, $80,000 W: Rafferty’s Tavern 2YO Handicap, 1200m, May 1, Warrnambool The Lindsay Park-trained La... Read More

Fastnet Rock

Of all the myriad statistics that can be accumulated by a stallion of his standing – both as in ‘status’ and actual years of standing at stud – there is one that puts a halo on Fastnet Rock’s (Danehill) CV as globally elite. It’s not his two Australian champion sires titles from 2012 and 2015.... Read More