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Kestrel and Boomer combine for breakthrough Keeneland score
Fast stakes-winning Karakontie mare Karak continues strong Australian interest in US breeding stock market Kestrel Thoroughbreds’ Bruce Slade made his first successful foray into the US mare market on day two of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale as southern hemisphere breeders continued to plunder Kentucky in search of outcross pedigrees. Slade teamed up with... Read More
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Extreme Choice colt the star of Gold Coast 2YOs In Training Sale
Magic Millions’ juvenile auction exceeds expectations in face of closed border with three youngsters breaking $300,000 mark A colt by sire of the moment Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) will head to Victoria after Baystone Farm’s Dean Harvey made a strategic call to target the juvenile at yesterday’s Magic Millions 2YOs In Training Sale... Read More
Blueblood Willowy provides welcome Oaks boost for Darley’s Kermadec
Breeding and racing operation’s bold stallion switch rewarded with yet another spring carnival Group 1 success Earlier this year, Godolphin made the bold call to switch stallion Street Boss (Street Cry) to Darley’s Hunter Valley base from Victoria and send Kermadec (Teofilo) south to Northwood Park, moves which had the potential to upset some of... Read More
Howley riding into Flemington station with his talented Highland Harley
As the one-time private trainer for owner Lloyd Williams, Liam Howley is no stranger to Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) day but today signals an important step in the trajectory of the Victorian horseman now firmly on the path to establishing his own racing identity. The Kyneton-based trainer, who was a key member of the... Read More
Derby winner Hitotsu a toast to the rise of the Japanese thoroughbred Down Under
‘We tried to buy a few Maurices at Easter this year, but the market was very strong on them’ “Since the turn of the century, Japanese horses have won the biggest races in every corner of the globe: Hong Kong, Dubai, Europe, America and Australia. Every major centre of racing has felt the force of... Read More
Home Affairs blows rivals away in Coolmore Stakes romp
I Am Invincible colt hands Waller a fifth victory in time-honoured Flemington Group 1 Ultra-talented colt Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) cemented his place on Coolmore Stud’s future stallion roster yesterday when he produced a breathtaking display to land the Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. In winning... Read More