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Savabeel’s son Mo’unga adds to stallion appeal with Winx Stakes win
Options aplenty for Neasham’s dual Group 1 winner after Randwick victory A first-up Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) victory by Mo’unga, his second at the highest level, assures the son of New Zealand’s champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) a career at stud but at what farm or even what country that will be in remains unanswered.... Read More
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Four years in the making but in-form O’Shea is more than off and running
Randwick trainer’s stable stars step out in crucial spring barrier trials When John O’Shea left the high-pressure role as Godolphin Australia’s head figure a little over four years ago and returned to life at Randwick as a public trainer the Queenslander could have felt the need to make an immediate impact on the racetrack, and... Read More
Tributes flow for thoroughbred visionary B. Wayne Hughes of Spendthrift Farm
Prominent owner and breeder to also leave a legacy through his successful Australian operation It takes a special individual to take on a challenge the enormity of a thoroughbred stud. That goes for anywhere, not least of all on the other side of the world and at the age of 81, but that is what... Read More
Sadler earmarks VRC Oaks for Hirsch’s promising Sebring filly
John Sadler believes he may have unearthed a VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) contender after the first-up win of Adele Amour (Sebring), a homebred three-year-old filly for the new proprietor of Woodside Park Stud, Eddie Hirsch. Resuming from a spell after two spaced starts as a juvenile, Adele Amour ($26) was sent forward by Michael... Read More
Sandblom hopes for further French reward after purchase of fillies
Kingstar Farm supremo seeks to add to success of Sunday Best while putting close relation to Enable in foal to Capitalist Kingstar Farm principal Matthew Sandblom continued his investment in the French yearling market this week after purchasing two fillies at the Arqana August Yearling Sale in Deauville, identifying the jurisdiction as the perfect haven... Read More
York’s Ebor meeting, Deauville’s Le Marois and the seemingly doomed Arlington – racing’s most underrated fixtures?
Two years ago to the day was the last time I set foot on an English racecourse – for day one of York’s Ebor Festival. It seems a lifetime ago. And with a near capacity crowd expected for today’s Group 1 Juddmonte International, that’s a racing experience which seems very much a world away as... Read More