Antino
The James Brown song says this is a man’s world, but it’d be nothing without a woman, and the same can be said for the family of burgeoning Queensland star Antino (Redwood). The Tony Gollan-trained five-year-old, who made it 10 wins from 15 starts with his third black type success in Saturday’s BRC Victory Stakes... Read More
Savabeel retains Waikato pedestal as Super Seth’s fee increases
Savabeel (Zabeel) will claim his ninth New Zealand champion sire title at the end of the racing season as he prepares for a remarkable 20th season at Waikato Stud and Mark Chittick sees no reason to pull the champion Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner from service. Despite his advancing age, the rising 23-year-old stallion... Read More
‘We were going from one beautiful mare to the next’
Anticipation reaches boiling point as red-hot Inglis Chairman’s Sale arrives International investors and a spectrum of domestic breeders are expected to clash for some of Australasia’s most sought after race fillies and broodmares at Thursday evening’s Chairman’s Sale, Inglis’ night of nights on its annual calendar. Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch says this year’s... Read More
Empire Of Japan to stand at Hopetoun Farm
Hopetoun Farm have announced they will be standing Group 3 winner Empire Of Japan (Snitzel) for the 2024 breeding season. The son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) made an instant impact for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden when landing the Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) on his debut in October, 2022, but failed to score in... Read More
‘If you present quality to a market like this, more often than not you’re going to get well paid for it’
Toronado colt comes up trumps at Inglis Australian Weanling Sale Buyers’ appetite to reinvest in a bloodstock market despite trepidation about what the wider picture may look like over the next 12 months helped push the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale to a record turnover. After a strong opening session Monday, in which the five highest-priced... Read More
Status quo maintained at Novara Park
Novara Park’s stallion line up remains unchanged for 2024, with all four of its stallions maintaining their 2023 service fees. Deep Impact’s (Sunday Silence) son Staphanos got off to a great start with his debut crop led by Group 1 winner Pignan, and that debut crop who are now three-year-olds have continued to progress at... Read More