It was not all plain sailing for vendors during day two of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, as was to be expected given the market downturn experienced this year, but Sheikh Mohammed’s appetite for the most choice offerings continued to supply some soaring highs. Godolphin signed for the four most expensive yearlings... Read More

Average and median prices in line with last year’s auction The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale conducted at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium held its own despite dealing with the ongoing pressures of Covid-19 and final numbers were close to those seen during normal circumstances. From 573 entries in a catalogue much larger than... Read More

Interstate trip to do the trick for Thompson’s Group 1-placed Wandjina colt John Thompson has adopted a proven training technique often used by the late Bart Cummings in an attempt to extract the best out of his exciting three-year-old Mamaragan (Wandjina) not only for the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) but for the longer-term benefit... Read More

2 c Contributer – Dare To Dream by O’Reilly  O: K Rae, M Harris, S and A Rumble, R Dick and D McHugh B: Kevin Hickman T: Ken Rae & Krystal Williams-Tuhoro S: 2020 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale, Book 2  V: Valachi Downs  P: Ken Rae Stables,  $24,000 W: Nobby Bussell Memorial 2YO Handicap, 800m,... Read More

本周的注意力转移到了已有两年历史的澳大利亚销售市场上，昨日在沃里克农场和蒂拉帕举行的下个月魔术百万拍卖会和新西兰血统拍卖会上，各方面都进行了重要的调整，买家正在为下周二的英格里斯拍卖行做准备。 塔姆沃思的托运人梅尔·奥戈曼（Mel O’Gorman）轻轻松松抚养了八岁的两岁孩子，其中包括早晨最快的五个孩子，这是由Arrowfield Stud的日本梭子Mikki Isle（Deep Impact）的第一只小马驹率领的，后者在10.26秒时停止了计时。 “我对他们所有人都很满意。我觉得早上有很多小马驹来，所以我认为它们会运行的很好，并且它们都按照规定运行。” O’Gorman告诉ANZ Bloodstock News。 Classic Unicorn (Per Incanto) sealed a Chris So double with a smart win in Wednesday night’s feature, the Class 2 High Island Handicap (1000m), justifying his handler’s belief that this could be the promising chestnut’s ‘coming-of-age’ campaign. After an unbeaten debut season, the five-year-old mixed... Read More

‘There’s still new businesses being started in this industry which tends to absorb a lot’ An Australian bloodstock industry tax expert says his clients, ranging from small to high-level thoroughbred investors, are not significantly reigning in their spending and are continuing to buy stock despite an uncertain outlook for the 2021 sales and beyond. Paul... Read More