Award for Shamus after stellar year on the track
After a breakout year on the track, Rosemont Stud’s flag bearing stallion Shamus Award (Snitzel) will stand for an increased fee of $19,800 (all fees inclusive of GST) in 2020. The stallion – who won the 2013 Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) – has had a fruitful 12 months results headed by the feats of... Read More
Mare in foal to Deep Field tops online Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale
Four mares made more than $200,000 at the digital Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale yesterday and it was Yulong Investments who featured most prominently on the buyers’ list, securing ten lots including the top-priced Villa San Michele (Medaglia d’Oro) for $260,000. The daughter of the Group 3 winner Florentina (Redoute’s Choice) and a half-sister to the... Read More
Group-winning son of Zoustar to stand at Telemon Thoroughbreds
Group 3-winning juvenile Sun City (Zoustar) has been retired and will stand his first season at stud at the growing Queensland enterprise Telemon Thoroughbreds, an opportunity farm principal Dan Fletcher said he could not ignore. Fletcher secured the former Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained sprinter to join Sidestep (Exceed And Excel) and Jungle Cat (Iffraaj) on... Read More
Chau has a dream start with a Sha Tin double
Chau has a dream start with a Sha Tin double Former South Australian rider Jerry Chau made a dream home debut at Sha Tin yesterday, driving first past the post not once but twice just five days after teaming up with his new boss Douglas Whyte, the first-season handler best known as Hong Kong’s iconic... Read More
Northern hemisphere gamble pays off with Russian Camelot
O’Brien’s European-bred colt takes out South Australian Derby in brilliant fashion The genesis of the startling South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) win by Russian Camelot (Camelot) yesterday came more than two years ago when connections of the northern hemisphere-bred three-year-old were trumped by another syndicate who were also attempting to buy promising German horse... Read More
Big players step in to snap up elite Chairman’s Sale mares
In Her Time leads home virtual auction at $2 million in session of four seven-figure lots Some vendors were prepared to hold onto their elite breeding stock with a view to riding out the current worldwide economic turmoil while others were well-rewarded for meeting the market with their elite mares at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale... Read More