Confessions: I love Randwick, Flemington, geldings…and I’m warming to Sydney
Not a bad joint this Sydney, I thought to myself last weekend after taking in Saturday’s racing in the harbour city. And rarely have I enjoyed the races as much as the fare presented that day from Flemington and Randwick. The nation’s two premier tracks raced superbly – lead or swoop it mattered not –... Read More
Premier back on track after big finish to Showcase Session
Street Boss filly makes $180,000 as world health crisis makes little impact at Oaklands Junction Investors again appeared to shrug off any fears about flagging consumer confidence impacting world markets with demand for quality stock showing no signs of abating as the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale came to a close yesterday, with the auction’s... Read More
Group 1 winner Exosphere (Lonhro) sired his first winner
New winners Exosphere – Group 1 winner Exosphere (Lonhro) sired his first winner on Friday when the Godolphin homebred Thermosphere (2 f ex Glows by Canny Lad) posted a breakthrough win after two promising efforts. Trained by James Cummings, Thermosphere took out a two-year-old maiden at Newcastle over 1300 metres by a short-head from the... Read More
First Light go big for Pierro colt with in-form Busuttin and Young
Syndicator already has Derby dreams with $575,000 session topper on day two of Premier First Light Racing made the biggest purchase of its existence when the Group 1-winning syndicator secured a Pierro (Lonhro) colt in conjunction with Busuttin Racing and Paul Willetts for $575,000 on day two of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale yesterday.... Read More
Blue Gum Farm and Oakland Park rise to top with $725,000 Snitzel colt
Aquis lands session-stealer as 2020 momentum continues at Inglis Premier Sale An emotional Philip Campbell admits his family’s Blue Gum Farm cannot compete on the stallion front against the international conglomerates but the Victorian stud has again demonstrated its capacity to prepare high-class stock at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. The long-time leading vendor... Read More
Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa to stand at Yulong
Yulong has won the race to secure Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Tagaloa, who is by Japan’s hottest young sire Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha), for stud duties just a week after the two-year-old’s breakthrough juvenile stakes victory. It was the second major stallion coup for the Yuesheng Zhang-owned breeding and racing empire after... Read More