Online sales a great success story for Macau
In September 2014, the Macau Jockey Club introduced a brilliant new innovation with the launch of the first online horse auction by a Racing Club in Asia. In a unique arrangement with the vendors of premier two-year-old sales groups Magic Millions, Inglis and New Zealand Bloodstock, Macau buyers were able to bid for the horse... Read More
Treble for Headwater
New winners Treble for Headwater – The late season form of Vinery Stud’s first season sire Headwater (Exceed And Excel) continued when he sired his eighth, ninth and tenth winners. Winner number eight came when Gunnamatta (2 c ex Umaquest by Umatilla) built on his promising debut second by taking out an 1150-metre maiden at... Read More
All eyes on Inglis Australian Weanling Sale
With just a few weeks remaining of the 2019-20 Australian racing season, the top ten Australian-based sires on earnings have all surpassed the $10 million barrier and all but one – I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) – will be represented at the two-day Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday. In some cases,... Read More
Aquis Farm to take up residence at Gooree Park
New South Wales arm of breeding and racing empire undergoes significant restructure Aquis Farm, a three-state breeding and racing operation with an enormous bloodstock portfolio, which includes reigning Golden Slipper winner Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), has made the significant decision to relocate its NSW headquarters from the thoroughbred heartland of the Hunter Valley to... Read More
Ghaiyyath strikes in Eclipse as Enable goes down fighting
Flat queen Enable (Nathaniel) suffered her second consecutive defeat when she failed to reel in Godolphin’s Ghaiyyath (Dubawi) in yesterday’s Eclipse Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f) at Sandown. Heartbreakingly beaten when bidding for Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m) history in October, Enable lost little in defeat, especially as her trainer John Gosden... Read More
Moore slams a Sha Tin hat-trick, Moreira’s out and Yiu’s still fighting
John Moore’s five-decade career in Hong Kong will come to an end in 10 days’ time but the handler hammered home a hat-trick of wins at Sha Tin yesterday to show that he’s not winding down just yet. Sunny Boy (Star Witness) set the ball rolling with an all-the-way win under Zac Purton; So We... Read More