Online transfer for Highclere as Great House is signed up for £175,000
Great House (Galileo), the colt who won a maiden at Limerick on his second racecourse outing in June, is to represent Highclere Thoroughbred Racing in Australia after being bought for £175,000 (approx AUD$320,000) at the Tattersalls Online August Sale. The Coolmore-bred half-brother to French Group 3 winner Aboulie (Exceed And Excel) and the placed Rifqah... Read More
Fresh is best for Savatiano in P.B. Lawrence Stakes
Godolphin filly adds another Group race to her CV to kick start spring carnival The James Cummings-trained Savatiano (Street Cry) maintained her exceptional first-up record with a tough win in yesterday’s P.B. Lawrence Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield. The six-year-old mare has won first-up from a break five times, including when taking out the... Read More
Coolmore pull off big coup as they buy rising stallion sensation Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), sire of 2016 European champion three-year-old Almanzor from his first crop, has been purchased by Coolmore from Haras d’Etreham. The news stacks up as a big deal in more ways than one – certainly, buying one of France’s top-tier stallions just as he is reaching his prime would not come cheap. “From... Read More
A day on the Riverina roads with Magic Millions
They say what happens on a road trip, stays on the road trip and that could well ring true when a journalist is allowed on a tour with a rising bloodstock consultant and a knowledgeable veterinarian with worldly experience and considered views on all manner of topics. ANZ Bloodstock News on Thursday spent a day... Read More
Gytrash to hit the road for shot at Everest riches
Adelaide sprinter to wear Inglis colours in $15 million slot race Mark Webster is confident that Group 1-winning sprinter Gytrash (Lope De Vega) is Inglis’ best chance of collecting a major share of the $15 million up for grabs in this year’s The Everest (1200m). The sales company yesterday confirmed that the Gordon Richards-trained Gytrash,... Read More
Joviality (AUS)
3 f I Am Invincible – Limbo Down by Fastnet Rock O: Star Thoroughbreds P/L (Ms D J Martin), Felgate Holdings (P D Felgate), C G Olliver, Paramount Racing (Ms K M Wood), R B T Aurisch, Mrs H A Aurisch, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Mrs D M Handley, McLeish Family Racing, Mrs R A Glasgow,... Read More