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Sunset Dreaming
Since the best laid plans of mice and men can often go awry, it’s a good thing there’s also the afterthought. It’s been serving veteran Adelaide breeder Brenton Parker very well of late, with one stellar family in particular. The 75-year-old retiree sold a filly by Hellbent (I Am Invincible) to Eales Racing for $75,000... Read More
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Eneeza (AUS)
Eneeza (AUS) 2 f Exceed And Excel – Sweet Sherry by Bel Esprit O: Kia Ora Stud (Mgr: A Krishnan) and TFI (Mgr: Miss S Williams) B: Grant Bloodstock T: Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman S: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Silverdale Farm P: Kia Ora Stud Pty Ltd/TFI, $1.1 million W: Merson... Read More
The latest in a year of shocks
Just as we were getting over the political barney involving Russell Balding almost having his two-year term on the Racing NSW board rubber stamped, and then withdrawn at the last minute in bizarre circumstances by the party who introduced it, the Australian Turf Club stepped up to deliver one of the shocks of the year.... Read More
Baby Paris
As a boy in the dry, baking hot town of Kalgoorlie in the 1950s, Gary Bowen used to look forward to two days in particular. One was every Sunday. His family wasn’t particularly religious, or at all in fact. “My dad’s only religion was he’d go to the pub every Sunday,” says Bowen. But that... Read More
Vivacious (NZ)
3 f Dundeel – Vivi Veloce by More Than Ready O: Fortuna Vivacious Syndicate (Mgr: John Galvin) B: GSA Bloodstock Pty Ltd T: Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson S: New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale V: Riverrock Farm P: Fortuna Racing / David Ellis, $60,000 W: J. Swap Contractors 3YO, 1400m, November 29, Te... Read More
‘New Zealand continues to punch above its weight’
In many ways, people view New Zealand as the poor cousin to Australia, hamstrung by sparse human habitation and an even smaller thoroughbred broodmare population, but the country’s equine industry continues to punch above its weight. As last week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale proved, unquestionably the strongest in Australasia this year. Reputation... Read More