Aussies continue their spend on the second day at Keeneland
Steady trade continued on the second day at the Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale in Kentucky on Wednesday and once again there was some activity from Australian buyers headed up by James Harron who purchased three–time stakes winner Betsy Blue (Tonalist) for US$375,000 (approx. AU$563,200). Harron was joined on the buyers sheet by Emirates Park, who... 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
SHE’S A TREASURE!
Yulong’s wonderful spring continues as their resident stallion Alabama Express secures his first Group 1 winner ulong’s Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) confirmed her star status as the best staying three-year-old in Australia when she stormed to victory in Thursday’s VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) at Flemington. Handing her trainer Matt Laurie with his third Group... Read More
Karis Teetan rides 700th winner in Hong Kong
Karis Teetan became only the sixth jockey to reach the 700-win milestone in Hong Kong, joining one of the city’s most exclusive clubs with a victory aboard the David Hall-trained Speedstar (Sweynesse) in the first section of the Class 5 Tai Lam Chung Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Douglas Whyte (1,813), Zac Purton... Read More
Let’sbefrankbaby makes US$700,000 at Keeneland
Last year’s South Australian Fillies Classic (Gr 3, 2500m) winner Let’sbefrankbaby (Frankel) proved popular on the first day of the Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday when she sold to Willingham Stud for US$700,000 (approx. AU$1,067,900). Raced by prominent South African owners, Drakenstein Stud’s Gaynor Rupert, Larry Nestadt and Gary Barber, the Australian-bred daughter of... Read More
Where the hell did that come from?
Knight’s Choice (AUS) By Trevor Marshallsea Where the hell did that come from? That was the question on most people’s lips following Tuesday’s stunning Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) victory to $91 bolter Knight’s Choice (Extreme Choice). It was asked not just because of form but in terms of how possibly could the winner of... Read More