There was an air of confidence in the lead-up to day one of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale but company figureheads were reluctant to make it public in case the optimism failed to eventuate but the international market’s appetite for stock was certainly evident in yesterday’s opening session of the two-year-old auction.... Read More

Australasian buyers continued to show an interest in the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, with further horses being bought on day two of the four-day sale.  Chris Waller made his presence felt on Day 2, going to 210,000gns for Newmarket winner Desert Icon (Sea The Stars), while he also struck for Australia (Galileo) colt... Read More

Capitalist, Headwater, Vancouver and Deep Field also on buyers’ radar at Riverside Stables For vendors trying to read the buying bench, 2020 is more challenging than ever before but there remains growing confidence that agents and owners’ willingness to embrace an increasingly online marketplace will determine the success of today’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale. Inspections continued... Read More

Kranji Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Aramaayo (Poet’s Voice) bounced back to his brilliant best with a stirring second Group 1 success in Saturday’s S$400,000 Raffles Cup (Gr 1, 1600m). After his Kranji Mile heroics in August, Shane Baertschiger’s former Australian Group 3 Godolphin winner (Spring Stakes over 1600m at Newcastle in 2018) naturally figured... Read More

Average and median prices in line with last year’s auction The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale conducted at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium held its own despite dealing with the ongoing pressures of Covid-19 and final numbers were close to those seen during normal circumstances. From 573 entries in a catalogue much larger than... Read More