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Aus Bloodstock, Waterhouse and Bott buy Vauban for $2 million
A return to the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) is back on Vauban’s (Galiway) agenda after the Willie Mullins-trained stayer was purchased by Australian Bloodstock in partnership with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott for around A$2 million (£1.02 million). Vauban will now stay in Australia to be trained by Waterhouse and Bott, with early expectations... Read More
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Goodwin hopes his filly is a cut above in Guineas
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Savabeel’s Savaglee produces special Guineas win
A dream spring for Savaglee (Savabeel), his trainer Pam Gerard and jockey Sam Spratt culminated in something very special in the New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Savaglee began his three-year-old season somewhat below the radar, albeit with two wins to his name from seven starts last season including the... Read More
Connections hoping patience is a virtue with Baraqiel
Trainer Troy Corstens and syndicator Nathan Bennett are confident their patience with injury-plagued six-year-old Baraqiel (Snitzel) can pay off with him becoming the second top-tier winner for his dam in Saturday’s mouth-watering Champions Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Flemington. The half-brother to ATC Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun), bred by... Read More
Yulong snap up ‘high class’ dual Group 1 winner Magic Time
Hellbent mare bids to secure more black type in Hot Danish while a future date with newly minted Group 1 stallion Alabama Express on the cards ulong Stud has made another high-profile addition to its vast and ever-increasing team of mares, buying dual Group 1 winner Magic Time (Hellbent) in a private sale, with the... Read More
Classy Amelita scores Widden’s Zousain his second stakes win
Chris Waller enjoyed a first success in Thursday’s Red Roses Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Flemington, when the in-form filly Amelita (Zousain) carried very familiar silks to victory in the 1100-metre Group 3. Running in the colours of Peter Tighe’s Magic Bloodstock, ones made infamous by star mare Winx (Street Cry), the unexposed Amelita arrived... Read More