Master Of Reality warms up for Cup bid with Listed romp
Master Of Reality (Frankel), second past the post in last year’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) before his demotion to fourth spot, warmed up for his latest attempt at the Flemington feature with an emphatic win in a Listed contest yesterday. The Joseph O’Brien-trained five-year-old, who carries the colours of Lloyd Williams, pulled clear of... Read More
Te Akau eyes permanent Australian base as latest stars ready to start spring campaigns
Foxbridge Plate pair Avantage and Prise De Fer could join Probabeel on Cox Plate trail New Zealand’s powerful Te Akau Racing outfit is still planning on having a permanent presence in Australia despite the pandemic forcing the operation to shelve its application for a Flemington stable ahead of the spring carnival with moves now afoot... Read More
Down but not out: vendors pragmatic as Premier Sale turnover drops 38 per cent
An awful lot has changed in the last 12 months, both in the bloodstock world and far beyond. At last year’s Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale there was a record-priced top lot of £440,000 to toast, along with turnover of £18,468,000, an average of £46,520 and a median of £35,000. The bare facts of this... Read More
Tabcorp promises totaliser revitalisation in current financial year
Pari-mutuel turnover takes hit as wagering giant’s exclusive retail business suffers Tabcorp management say they are committed to revitalising their flagging pari-mutuel product, the major betting medium which funds the Australian racing industry, but after years of posturing it remains to be seen when that will come to fruition. The wagering giant, which holds the... Read More
Mixed start at Goffs UK as £170,000 colt stars but sale regulars Shadwell absent
Trade proved mixed at the curtain-raising event of the European yearling sales circuit, as the Goffs UK Premier Sale in Doncaster saw a string of six-figure transactions and a solid clearance rate but a sizeable drop in turnover and average price. While the sale is being held at a time when the British and Irish... Read More
Elleegant, Behemoth prove that Group 1 winners can come from anywhere
A month into the new season has seen two Group 1 contests, namely the Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick, won by Verry Elleegant (Zed), and, most recently, the Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield, won by Behemoth (All Too Hard). Verry Elleegant’s family is the equivalent of stud book royalty as she... Read More