Newcomers Give Danny Wong a Double
Trainer Danny Wong has his hands on two nice newcomers in Number Zero (Showcasing) and Beautiful Eighteen (Epaulette) who both scored impressive wins on Saturday’s turf racecard. Number Zero was the first of Wong’s winners when he hit the line strongly under five pound claimer Eric Cheung to race away with the Class 4 over... Read More
First for Contributer
New winners Contributer – Mapperley Stud resident Contributer (High Chaparral) landed his first winner on Thursday when Lion’s Roar (2 g ex Minnaleo by Black Minnaloushe) took out the two-year-old handicap (1200m) at Wagga. Lion’s Roar was purchased for $65,000 by Champion Thoroughbreds out of the Wellfield Lodge draft at last year’s New Zealand Bloodstock... Read More
Deep Field on the rise after stellar season
Deep Field (Northern Meteor) has assumed top billing at Newgate Farm and will stand for an increased service fee this year, as the Hunter Valley stud attempts to manage the exciting stallion’s “book” with a view to his long-term future. The decision to set Deep Field’s fee at $55,000 (all fees inclusive of GST), up... Read More
Yulong confirms service fee for Alabama Express
C F Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Alabama Express, who was officially retired from racing last week, will stand for an introductory fee of $27,500 (all fees inclusive of GST) at Yulong this year. The Yuesheng Zhang-owned Nagambie-based stud farm yesterday confirmed the service fee for the former Mike Moroney-trained, juvenile-winning Alabama Express and... Read More
Reliable Man unchanged at the top of Westbury Stud roster
Westbury Stud’s Russell Warwick has implored breeders to continue to support the industry as the New Zealand farm announced an unchanged fee of NZ$15,000 (all fees plus GST) for their headline sire Reliable Man (Dalakhani), despite a successful season on the track. Dual Group 1 winner Tarzino (Tavistock), whose first yearlings went through the sales... Read More
Pierro’s Pierata takes prime position at Aquis Farm
Pierata (Pierro) is likely to have the honour as Australia’s highest-priced first season sire this year, but Aquis Farm’s Tony Williams believes the Group 1-winning sprinter deserves the accolade as the three-state operation’s best-credentialled stallion in the stud’s short history. One of 15 stallions set to be spread across Aquis Farm’s Murrurundi, Canungra and Seymour... Read More