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35 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) enjoyed another good week on the winners front as he saw his tally increase by three to 35 overall. Blue Lemons (2 c ex Solar Event by Galileo) kicked off the treble as he became the 33rd individual winner when he caused a 22-1 shock... Read More
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Winx’s first yearling a genuine rare article
With the news that Winx’s first foal, a filly by Pierro, is set to sell through the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, we look at how the progeny of elite race fillies and mares have fared through the sales ring. In the hyperbolic surrounds of a yearling sales ring, the word ‘rare’ gets thrown around a... Read More
Legacies
RACE: Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) TRAINER: Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman Lightly raced Justify (Scat Daddy) filly Legacies will be on trial for Group 1 goals when she takes in today’s Exford Plate (Listed, 1400m) at Flemington. Owned and bred by Rosemont Stud, the filly is out of their Irish-bred mare Abyssinie (Danehill Dancer), Legacies... Read More
Numbers on the side of those at the top of the sires’ table
Is success among Australian sires becoming more concentrated in the top end? The numbers suggest that may very well be the case. A glimpse at the Australian sires’ table in mid-September can prove only so useful. Six weeks into the season, we are dealing with a relatively small sample size, with only two Group 1... Read More
Makarena (AUS)
3 f Snitzel – Wecansay Mak by Starcraft O: Mrs J E Hawkes, Mrs C A Hawkes, Mrs J E Hawkes, Mr G R Lechte, Mrs C A Lechte T: Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes B: Arrowfield Stud S: Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Arrowfield Stud P: Hawkes Racing, $250,000 W: Paulele @ Darley... Read More
Encap
It’s a good thing David Moodie’s a Carlton fan. Friday night brought him a first AFL finals win in a decade through the once-mighty but now long-suffering Blues. It will have helped the veteran breeder through a particularly dark hour on Saturday. First, Steparty (Artie Schiller) won the McEnzie Stakes (Listed, 1200m) at Moonee Valley... Read More