Sky’s the limit for outstanding Aegon
New Zealanders made their presence felt across the Tasman on Saturday with the superb winning performance by Probabeel (Savabeel) the Futurity Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) while most impressively, the star of Aegon (Sacred Falls) is rapidly ascending and his Australian debut in the Hobartville Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), against some of Sydney’s best three-year-olds, had... Read More
Two for Belardo
Belardo Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo (Lope De Vega) sired his second individual southern hemisphere winner on Wednesday when Midnight Rocket (2 c ex Midnight Breaker by Housebuster) made a successful debut at Te Aroha. The Stephen Marsh-trained juvenile showed ability in a number of trials prior to his first racecourse outing and he justified... Read More
Fung off to fast start
Tony Fung got his year off to a flying start by picking up Saturday’s feature, the Good Fortune Handicap (1500m), with six-year-old turf champion Lover Paradise (Canford Cliffs), and The Good Year Handicap (1350m) with his latest sand star Hostwin Aurora (Red Element). On Macau Jockey Club’s first raceday for the Chinese New Year, Fung... Read More
Newgate Farm secures share in Slipper hopeful Stay Inside
Extreme Choice colt snapped up after stud enjoys super Saturday Newgate Farm continued its rapid ascent as a thoroughbred breeding powerhouse with two of its young stallions producing their first Group 1 winners at Caulfield on Saturday and in the wake of the milestone day on the racetrack managing director Henry Field yesterday confirmed that... Read More
Relief as interstate buyers make trip to Tasmania for Magic Millions Yearling Sale
A last-minute influx of interstate buyers will provide much-needed depth to the marketplace ahead of today’s Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale, the Apple Isle’s first thoroughbred auction since the state’s racing industry was shut down for three months last year. The most affected jurisdiction during the pandemic, the Tasmanian participants’ resolve has been tested over... Read More
Golden Sixty extends unbeaten sequence to 13 with Gold Cup triumph
Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) extended his unbeaten run to 13 straight wins with victory in yesterday’s Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin. However, Hong Kong’s highest rated horse was forced to spare no effort as he scrambled to add a third consecutive Group 1 to his glittering record which now... Read More