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Fast Knightstown out to put Gumeracha and Summerset Park Stud on the map
Valentia three-year-old given chance in Caulfield Guineas three years after half-brother did the same South Australia hamlet Gumeracha, population 701, is famous for the world’s largest rocking horse, but come Saturday the town could also lay claim to another equine title, the breeding ground of a Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner. The said horse... Read More
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Heroic Valour hits the mark immediately for Queensland’s Raheen Stud
Doomben win of Kenmore Lodge-bred colt Heroic Son a first for long-time studmaster Basil Nolan Snr Sometimes racecourse victories mean more than others and cannot be measured simply by a race’s status or the prize-money it carried and one result in particular last weekend was an example of that for the tight-knit Nolan family and... Read More
Australian buyers forecast to be out in force at Tattersalls
Marketing director Jimmy George believes exploits of flagbearers will lead to spike in demand at October Book 1 sale which begins today Tattersalls’ flagship October Yearling Sale is set to take prominence with Book 1 getting underway today. The auction arrives in the context of what, so far, has been a strong European yearling market,... Read More
Next year signals first major litmus test for Coolmore’s Justify experiment
Independent commercial breeders happy with first crop yearlings, ready to hit the market By Tim Rowe When Coolmore embarked on an extraordinary spending spree to support its newcomer Justify (Scat Daddy), the question for breeders was whether to join the global giant in riding the unprecedented wave of quality mares being sent in the unbeaten... Read More
Written Tycoon delivers Gimcrack repeat with dominant Coolangatta
Maher and Eustace strike again as colt installed favourite for Golden Slipper In a repeat of 12 months ago, champion sire Written Tycoon (Iglesia) again supplied a Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained winner of the Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) as Coolangatta produced a stunning three-and-a-half-length win to be installed as the early favourite for... Read More
Proven Thoroughbreds’ Walter has shrewd Eye on Group 1 Epsom prize
Progressive four-year-old son of Al Maher earns shot at big Randwick handicap Jamie Walter was yesterday underselling his ability to source a quality horse for a relatively modest sum but the racetrack deeds of Private Eye (Al Maher), a leading chance in today’s Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m), suggests otherwise. The Proven Thoroughbreds syndicator is... Read More