Almanzor to remain at Cambridge Stud
Haras d’Etreham have announced Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) will not be returning to their French-based stud, instead remaining in the southern hemisphere at Cambridge Stud. The Tamahere-based stud have acquired the full breeding rights to the son of Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), who has sired 24 individual stakes winners in total, headed by Sydney Cup (Gr 1,... Read More
There’s always room for one more
September means spring and the beginning of the new breeding season. It is also the time when stallions can make a late impression and perhaps help breeders to narrow down and finalise their broodmare matings. One beneficiary is Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) whose Rise At Dawn and Positivity on Saturday formed the quinella in... Read More
‘We’re going with a stronger preparation this year’
Connections back Mullins-trained pair Vauban and Absurde to claim Melbourne Cup glory Willie Mullins and his battalions will be back in Melbourne during November as the training maestro once again tries to get his hands on the coveted Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with a two-strong challenge made up of the returning pair Vauban (Galiway)... Read More
Godolphin strike for blue-blooded Camelot colt at record €850,000
On a sweltering late summer afternoon the record price for a German auction melted as quickly as an Erdbeereis left out in the Baden-Baden sun as members of racing’s global elite went toe to toe for a Camelot (Montjeu) colt who has Classic-winning genes and a stallion’s pedigree. The figures might not have been quite... Read More
Read About it slams down Classic marker
Robbie Patterson looks to have a genuine Classic contender on his hands in the shape of Read About It (3 g Wrote – Diggilou by Iffraaj) who showed his high-class credentials in Saturday’s Wanganui Guineas (Listed, 1200m). The gelding was making his competitive return having not been seen since he closed off his juvenile campaign... Read More
Empire Rose plan for classy Quintessa
Te Akau-raced mare Quintessa (4 m Shamus Award – Chaquinta by High Chaparral) will be prepared for the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington on November 2 after she battled to success in Saturday’s Cockram Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield. A Group 1 winner in her native New Zealand, the Mark Walker-trained... Read More