Oleksandra to fly Australian flag at Breeders’ Cup
Oleksandra (Animal Kingdom), who left Australian shores as a three-start maiden in February, 2018, will join a rare group when she contests the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr 1, 5.5f) at Keeneland tomorrow morning, Australian time. The American end-of-season championship, the Breeders’ Cup – marketed as the “world championships” by its organisers – has not... Read More
Goffs planning repeat of online sale following overseas interest
Taramansour heading to Australia as records tumble So much interest was received in Thursday’s success story that was the virtual Goffs Autumn Horses In Training Sale that organisers will adopt the same approach for the Autumn Yearling Sale on November 17-18. More than 250 people registered for online bidding and two lots surpassed the top... Read More
Johnny Get Angry (NZ)
Johnny Get Angry (NZ) 3 g Tavistock – Luminova by Zabeel O: Denis Pagan B: Greenwich Stud Pty Ltd T: Denis Pagan S: 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale V: Bradbury Park P: Malua Racing / Flemington Bloodstock, NZ$50,000 W: Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m), October 31, Flemington There were so many angles to... Read More
Russian Camilla’s Kempton success a victory for astute bloodstock investors from Down Under
A group of bloodstock investors prominent in the southern hemisphere market will weigh up whether to cash in the sister to dual Group 1 winner Russian Camelot (Camelot) at next month’s Tattersalls December Mares Sale after the two-year-old filly lived up to expectations in the UK. An astute private purchase by a syndicate led by... Read More
Oaks victory a Personal moment for next chapter of Lindsay Park
Coolmore-owned Fastnet Rock filly relishes fast tempo to take out fillies classic Lindsay Park has used Flemington to make a bold statement that the Hayes family racing empire will remain a force after Personal (Fastnet Rock) delivered a knockout blow in the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m), the stable’s fourth victory of the country’s premier... Read More
Teofilo aims for rare double with Goddess
Nizami, in 1947, was the last to have both the Melbourne Cup and VRC Oaks winner in the same year For the third time in four years, the sire of the Melbourne Cup winner will be hoping to add the winner of one of the Flemington Classics when Tyche Goddess (Teofilo) contests today’s VRC Oaks... Read More