Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) hero Rekindling (High Chaparral) was led out of the Tattersalls ring unsold for 95,000gns (approx. AUD$181,500) as the December Mare Sale got underway on Monday.  Trained by Joseph O’Brien to win the 2017 renewal of the Flemington showpiece, the Lloyd Williams-owned Rekindling has run just twice since, finishing last in... Read More

A budding breeding syndicate received the sort of result any small player would barely dare to dream of when their Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy) colt sat on top of the standings at the final session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. Rebecca Matthews bought Autumn Snow ( Invincible Spirit), a once-raced maiden for Godolphin whose... Read More

It took a long time for the fog to lift above Park Paddocks, seemingly an appropriate meteorological metaphor to describe racing’s wider uncertainties as the statistics rumbled along beneath what would usually be expected for the premier day of foal offerings.  Step forward the potent combination of two sons of Dubawi (Dubai Millennium), one of... Read More

First season shuttlers Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) and Zoustar (Northern Meteor) proved popular with buyers during the second session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale on Thursday, with both stallions returning impressive results.  Coolmore resident Saxon Warrior had four colts sold for an average 100,750gns (approx. AUD$192,000), which included a 160,000gns (approx. AUD$304,000) Highclere Stud-consigned... Read More

The opening session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale saw several aspiring young stallions take their first opportunity to shine in the shop window before the headline-grabbers arrive later in the week, but it was the far more established Iffraaj (Zafonic) who ended up sealing Wednesday’s leading honours. Dalham Hall Stud’s resident, who spent 12... Read More