‘I’ve never been so nervous in my life’
Slot auction for The NZB Kiwi sets off fireworks in exciting evening for New Zealand racing ast night’s The NZB Kiwi (1500m) slot holder auction produced the fireworks all New Zealanders were hoping for, with the nine slots on offer all smashing their reserve as the race to land the first edition of the lucrative... Read More
Ambitious plan
Most local eyes were on the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) and its dominant winner, Captured By Love (Written Tycoon). However, Savaglee (Savabeel), successful in the Matamata Slipper (Gr 3, 1200m), is more interesting from a New Zealand industry perspective and the result may be the beginning of a long term plan, hatched just... Read More
Trial double for Microphone
A quartet of juvenile trials at Warwick Farm yesterday saw a pair of fillies by Darley’s first-season sire Microphone (Exceed And Excel) produce promising displays, beginning with Mic Drop who scored in an 802-metre heat. Trained by Muswellbrook-based Todd Howlett, the filly was landing her second trial success in defeating Full Metal Jacket (Capitalist) by... Read More
Needs Further colt headlines ‘tough’ day in Tasmania
Armidale Stud-consigned youngster comes out on top when selling for $145,000 Needs Further’s (Encosta De Lago) home state return resulted in a record sales ring reward for the champion Tasmanian stallion in what was an otherwise testing Magic Millions market yesterday. Armidale Stud, the home to Needs Further for all but one of his 11... Read More
Romantic Warrior clinches epic Hong Kong Gold Cup
Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) enhanced his status as one of the world’s premier middle-distance gallopers with a gripping victory in the Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) over Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) at Sha Tin yesterday. The son of Acclamation (Royal Applause) will now be given the chance to create more history by chasing a... Read More
‘The racing is on the uprise again here in Tasmania’
Black clouds clearing for Magic Millions Yearling Sale Magic Millions’ Tim Brown is focused on the future and believes the Apple Isle thoroughbred industry can recover from its collective black eye, starting with the company’s Tasmanian Yearling Sale at Carrick today. The auction house’s Victoria and Tasmania manager, Brown will oversee the 140-lot annual sale,... Read More