The rush of on-track success for one-time high-priced yearling progeny of Almanzor implies a strong correlation between sales appeal and on-track performance.   From the moment the first New Zealand-bred crop of Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) hit the yearling sales ring in 2021, it was clear that, commercially at least, he was going to... Read More

Andrew Lloyd Webber has long been referred to as a man with the Midas touch. It’s of course earned through a lifetime of producing hit musicals – The Phantom Of The Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats to name a few – but in recent years it’s carried over into another world of risk and... Read More

With the Strawberry Hill Stud Dispersal in the spotlight, we reflect on the last sale of such magnitude in Australia, the Shadwell dispersal of 2021, and where the graduates have ended up. There have been few more power-packed sessions at Magic Millions’ Bundall sales complex than when the 37-lot Shadwell dispersal went through the ring... Read More

New winners Blue Point – Darley’s shuttle stallion Blue Point (Shamardal) saw his tally of individual winners rise to 29 last week as he sired a quartet of scorers on the track. Elmonjed (2 g ex Naafer by Oasis Dream) produced a promising winning debut in a six-furlong maiden at Lingfield. The third foal out... Read More

A look at the key numbers behind the rise of trainer Annabel Neasham just three years into her training career. Last Friday marked the third anniversary of Annabel Neasham’s first-ever runner as a trainer. A day later, at Rosehill, she celebrated her 38th stakes success when impressive and as-yet-unbeaten colt Libertad (Russian Revolution) won the... Read More