Airman
There’s an old saying about the relationship between hard work and luck. For Toowoomba chiropractor Chris Barham – who became the breeder of a sixth stakes-winner through Airman (I Am Invincible) last Saturday – it perhaps should be modified: the harder I listen, the luckier I get. Granted, there has to be some dumb luck... Read More
Elite status bestowed upon The Everest and All Star Mile
Further black type upgrades spark concern from sectors of the breeding industry News that 12 Sydney races will receive black type upgrades – aside from elite-status status for The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) and Melbourne’s All Star Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) – has sparked a concerned reaction from sections of the breeding industry. Despite the... Read More
Kia Joorabchian splashes the cash at Tattersalls Book 1
Ever since Tattersalls revealed that Kirsten Rausing would be putting the Frankel (Galileo) sister to Alpinista on the market, industry insiders and bloodstock aficionados have speculated over what such a rare offering might fetch. At 2.11pm on Tuesday the blue-blooded filly entered the packed Park Paddocks auditorium. By 2.15pm we had our answer: 2,500,000gns (approx.... Read More
Mustang Valley set for a date with Paddington
Multiple Group 1 winner Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh) has joined her mother in the Windsor Park broodmare band with both mother and daughter set to visit the operation’s exciting new shuttler Paddington (Siyouni). The top-quality mare carried 60 kilograms to victory in the open mile at Tauranga on Saturday in what was to have been her... Read More
Hot trial provides Everest day preview
Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon) took out a star-studded barrier trial at Randwick on Tuesday, leading home a field of nine Group 1 winners and four Everest contenders. The Tulloch Lodge filly, who will represent James Harron and owner / breeder Sir Owen Glenn of Go Bloodstock, in The... Read More
McDonald hopes history is on Angel Capital’s side in Guineas
Harry Angel colt ready to step out to a mile in Saturday’s Caulfield’s stallion-making Classic Clinton McDonald is confident his burgeoning star colt Angel Capital (Harry Angel) is good enough to win Saturday’s stallion-making Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), but is hoping a little history and nostalgia can help him along the way. To attain... Read More