Amo again at Tattersalls
Having made headlines with his spending spree during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last week, Amo Racing’s Kia Joorabchian continued to add to his portfolio during Book 2 of the auction, combining with Al Shaqab to buy a Yeomanstown Stud-consigned filly by Coolmore shuttler St Mark’s Basilica (Siyouni) for 600,000gns (approx. AU$1,221,300).... Read More
Caught napping
As of 7:45pm NZDT, the lead piece for this week’s edition appeared to lean heavily towards the clear-cut win by Snazzytavi (Tavistock) in the Livamol Classic (Gr 1, 2040m). After 800 metres of the Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) there was no reason to change course but in the space of 220 metres and an... Read More
Inglis hope vendors well-rewarded for ‘quality’ Ready2Race offerings
Inglis are hopeful an accent on quality over quantity this year will ensure vendors go home happy after Tuesday’s Ready2Race Sale at Riverside. A total of 196 two-year-olds have been catalogued, down from 226 last year and 290 in 2022, reflecting some tougher times in the yearling sale market earlier this year. However, Inglis’s general... Read More
Galaxy Patch underlines rich talent with Sha Tin Trophy romp
Synonymous with Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) towering feats, Vincent Ho has anointed Galaxy Patch (Wandjina) as Hong Kong’s “next future star” after the gelding’s dominant Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (Gr 2, 1600m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ho piloted Galaxy Patch to an emphatic one and half length win over Group 1 winner Voyage... Read More
Bright future predicted for Arrowfield’s exciting stallion Castelvecchio
Second-season sire enjoyed breakthrough stakes win courtesy of El Castello’s Gloaming Stakes triumph On a red letter day for Arrowfield in which two horses they bred made the biggest headlines in the country, this may have escaped some notice: their young stallion Castelvecchio (Dundeel) appears to have officially launched as a sire. Much attention focused... Read More
City Of Troy to retire after Breeders’ Cup Classic
European champion two-year-old and Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f) hero City Of Troy (Justify) will retire to Coolmore’s base in Ireland after the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr 1, 10f) at Del Mar in three weeks’ time. The news was revealed by Coolmore on Saturday and ends any speculation he would stand alongside his sire... Read More