Vendors put pandemic aside by backing Ready 2 Race Sale with large catalogue
Numbers and quality on increase for Sydney two-year-old sale as Inglis to set platform Stakeholders are banking on the continued demand from Asia, and primarily Hong Kong, as well as the underlying strength of the Australian racing industry to underpin this year’s two-year-old sales, which threaten to be the most coronavirus-affected segment of the thoroughbred... Read More
‘Coolmore’s Wootton Bassett coup an endorsement of Cambridge Stud sire’
Cambridge Stud yesterday welcomed news that international giant Coolmore had purchased Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), France’s rising star stallion, in a high-priced deal that Henry Plumptre believes underlines the value of the sire line. Wootton Bassett, who has made a big impact at Haras d’Etreham despite starting from humble beginnings, is the sire of 2016 European... Read More
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