Tagaloa bids to make history
“Tags is back,” chanted co-trainer Natalie Young shortly after Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) crossed the line first in the CS Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington a fortnight ago. The glint in her eye and huge smile beaming from under her emerald green hat, worn to match Tagaloa’s new Yulong racing colours, reflected the love... Read More
Yulong to stand Lucky Vega in Australia
Yulong Investments will look to stand their Irish Group 1-winning two-year-old Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega) on the roster at their Nagambie farm in Victoria this year. Trained by Jessica Harrington in Ireland, Lucky Vega was an impressive winner of the stallion-making Phoenix Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at the Curragh in 2020, winning by a... Read More
Blue Diamond winner Artorius joins Newgate’s colts armory
Newgate Farm has made its third high-stakes stallion play in a matter of weeks, securing Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)–winning colt Artorius (Flying Artie) to go with duelling Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) favourites Profiteer (Capitalist) and Stay Inside (Extreme Choice). Newgate’s managing director Henry Field last night confirmed the operation had completed... Read More
Surge in bloodstock demand expected to continue at Premier
Victorian buyers are anticipated to underpin successful three-day Inglis sale beginning tomorrow The Victorian marketplace is expected to underpin a vibrant Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale market when the state’s major thoroughbred auction gets underway tomorrow, with Victorian owners and trainers predicted to make up for lost time and continue the recent surge in bloodstock... Read More
Roll The Dice Racing expands into Sydney & aligns with Matt Smith
Dissident ex Excess Love and Rubick ex Lady Rah Rah fillies are the first set to join the Group 1-winning Warwick Farm trainer Fresh off the back of two-year–old colt Profiteer’s (Capitalist) stunning success in the $2 million Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) earlier this month, Roll The Dice Racing has expanded into the tough Sydney... Read More
Night Of Thunder’s Love Sensation out to cause Group 1 upset in Surround
Love Sensation (Night Of Thunder) will not be called up for a fashion shoot any time soon, but Kevin Corstens has not given up on his diminutive three-year-old filly being in the subject of the winner’s photo in tomorrow’s Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in Sydney. The Victorian filly, owned by Byron Bay-based breeder Peter... Read More