Tough opening to Keeneland September Yearling Sale
In most other years, the numbers generated by the opening session of the Keeneland September sale, the world’s largest yearling marketplace, would have been cause for general alarm, if not the beginning stages of panic. For starters, more than 51 per cent of the 224 horses cataloged for Sunday’s session were withdrawn or listed as... Read More
Rothfire lights up the track as Kingstar toasts Arson Annie’s acquisition
Half-sister to brilliant Run To The Rose winner headed to Unite And Conquer The sun had already set at the Gold Coast and the action was winding down after an epic day one of selling when Arson Annie (Nothing To Lose), a modestly performed maiden mare, went through the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale ring... Read More
Karis Teetan strikes 400 Hong Kong wins, Sky Field impresses
Jockey Karis Teetan landed a treble at Sha Tin yesterday which included the milestone of his 400th win in Hong Kong aboard Will Power (Power) in race seven. The dirt specialist took the Class 3 Jordan Handicap (1200m) to record his fourth win from seven starts on the dirt and provide Teetan’s landmark. “I couldn’t... Read More
Catalogue released for significant New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale
Rolston confident Karaka juvenile auction can maintain market-leading status New Zealand Bloodstock management is confident that the company’s reputation as the provider of arguably the leading Australasian two-year-old sale can be maintained when the auction house presents a smaller catalogue of juveniles compared to past years at Karaka. Danny Rolston, NZB’s bloodstock sales manager, was... Read More
New era for Keeneland as Scat Daddy’s Sydney mare Con Te Partiro set for US auction
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale, described as one of the most important thoroughbred auctions in the world, got underway in the US last night as the company’s incoming leader pointed to Australia as setting the platform for the global bloodstock market to appeal to a grounded buying bench. Shannon Arvin, a “recovering lawyer” with a... Read More
History for Fierce Impact as Rothfire stands tall in Rose prep
Japanese import completes Toorak Handicap, Cantala Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes treble as Queenslander sweeps into Sydney Fierce Impact became the first horse, in successive seasons, to claim Melbourne’s spring Group 1 mile treble and continued jockey Mark Zahra’s stellar start to the 2020-21 season when he won yesterday’s incident packed Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More