Starspangledbanner colt brings 360,000gns as buoyant Book 2 draws to a close
Any amount of anxiety would have been perfectly understandable ahead of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, but in the event it would have been almost entirely unwarranted. The three-day auction produced a trio of sessions that can only have surpassed the expectations of even the most optimistic out there, with the year-on-year... Read More
Chau shines at Happy Valley with first Hong Kong treble
Apprentice Jerry Chau sealed his first Hong Kong treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night when the Tony Cruz-trained Buddies (So You Think) took the finale, the Class 2 High West Handicap (1650m). “It feels like a dream – it’s amazing, everything went to plan, it’s just unbelievable,” the 20-year-old said. The Hong Kong Jockey... Read More
Fake Love (AUS)
2 f I Am Invincible – Anatina by Fastnet Rock O: M C Mathiesen, Miss H Mathiesen, Mrs O Ronsini, Mrs L Feghali, T P S Racing (Mgr: D M Gillies), Ormonde Bloodstock (Mgr: Miss L Ryan) & Nigel Jones Bloodstock (Mgr: N D Jones) B: Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd T: Ciaron Maher and... Read More
Small field but Blue Sapphire provides plenty of talking points
Ranting causes upset in Group 3, Coolmore next for Corstens’ son of Zoustar The three-horse field drew derision from some in the lead-up to the Blue Sapphire Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) but the trio’s clash provided a spectacle worthy of the $400,000 on offer and it was Ranting (Zoustar), a maiden before yesterday, who rallied... Read More
Lope De Vega colt leads the way at 675,000gns as intense Book 2 trade continues
Six-figure bids came thick and fast on Tuesday as Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale continued to buck the market trends seen elsewhere during a sales season that has supplied more than its share of challenges. A session of selling that was widely considered exceptionally strong, not least given the wider financial circumstances, saw... Read More
Ole Kirk
The best-known link between Denmark and Australia probably comes in the form of Mary Donaldson, the former Tasmanian advertising worker who married the heir to the Danish throne and is now Crown Princess Mary. But you wonder if anyone in Denmark knows there’s an extremely formidable branch of Australian thoroughbred royalty that traces back, the... Read More