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Emirate

Sometimes things run so smoothly you wonder why it isn’t this simple all the time. Five years ago, Matthew Sandblom’s Kingstar Farm bought an imposing-looking mare from a strong family named Sweet Bouquet (Dream Ahead), surprisingly easily at $40,000. They put her to the famously sub-fertile Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) and she got... Read More

Felix The Scat (Eagle Farm, Race 8 #7)

Felix The Scat (Eagle Farm, Race 8 #7) TRAINER: Tony Gollan RACE: Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) There is a real sense of timing about this three-year-old gelding out of Coolmore Stud’s one-season shuttler Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy). His past three runs have all seen improvement at each trip to the track and it culminates here... Read More

Indaza (AUS)

3 f I Am Invincible – Ektifaa by More Than Ready O: Kia Ora Stud W S (Mgr: A Krishnan) B: Shadwell Stud Australasia T: Ciaron Maher S: 2021 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale V: Shadwell Dispersal P: Mitchell Bloodstock, $600,000. S: 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Yarraman Park P: Kia Ora Stud,... Read More

Penang Turf Club’s fate set to be sealed

American John Stewart has been creating the headlines when it comes to investment in the Australian industry over the past eight weeks, but arguably even more significant has been the activity on the Gold Coast this week by established US studs Hill ‘n’ Dale and Mt Brilliant Farm. The two studs have purchased horses in... Read More

Kermadec

At the start of May, this column mused about a statistic which stood Fastnet Rock (Danehill) apart from many others as the Coolmore legend headed into retirement: his Group 1 winners to stakes-winners ratio. His 193 stakes-winners worldwide is ultra-impressive, but the fact 43 of them scored at the top level – 22.27 per cent... Read More

Private Life (AUS)

2 c Written Tycoon – Aliyana Tilde by Snitzel O: Coolmore, Wynaus, Westerberg, J Poulin, Sir P J Vela, Lynque, Woppitt Bloodstock, Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd, Rockingham Thoroughbreds, K MacLennan, Aristia Park Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Meridian Bloodstock B: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & Planette Thoroughbred T: Chris Waller S: 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling... Read More