Karaka sales dates set to be confirmed
Karaka sales dates set to be confirmed New Zealand Bloodstock managing director Andrew Seabrook yesterday confirmed that the date for the 2021 National Yearling Sales at Karaka will be announced on August 31. In a statement released yesterday, the auction house said that if there are no updates as to whether Australian borders will reopen... Read More
Sister to Pierro cracks the million dollar mark in landmark moment for Godolphin
Harron latches onto rare opportunity to access female family of exciting Coolmore sire By Tim Rowe on the Gold Coast James Harron yesterday seized the rare opportunity to access the family of elite stallion Pierro (Lonhro), a champion racehorse who helped establish the bloodstock agent’s career, by surpassing the million dollar mark in order to... Read More
Former Newgate resident Criterion sired his second first-crop winner
New winners Criterion – Former Newgate resident Criterion (Sebring) sired his second first-crop winner on Wednesday as the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Yardstick (2 c ex Exceleine by Exceed and Excel) took out the Sky Racing Active Maiden 2YO Plate (1100m) on debut at Canterbury. Further down the page is pensioned stallion Domesday (Red... Read More
Henrique in hot form
Brazilian jockey Fausto Henrique is enjoying his best season in Macau and moved closer to securing second spot in the Jockeys’ Championship with a treble on Friday nights sand card. Henrique was in hot form and kicked the night off with a win on the Wayne Smith trained Pursuing Eagle (Holy Roman Emperor) in the... Read More
Sunlight stars as elite mares come to the fore in extraordinary session at Magic Millions
Three-time Group 1 winner sets new benchmark at $4.2 million while three others also reach seven figures By Tim Rowe on the Gold Coast Sunlight, a star on the track who was instrumental in launching her sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) and been a life-changer for many of her all-female syndicate, yesterday set a new Magic... Read More
Magical breezes to victory in the Tattersalls Gold Cup
A Group 1 that should have been run two months earlier, a mare who was supposed to be in the breeding shed, an absent trainer and a jockey making the most of another Covid-19-inspired opportunity. The 2020 Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr 1, 1m 2f) was unconventional in many respects, although not in its outcome. Magical... Read More