Star Savabeel colt reigns supreme on day two at Karaka
A colt by the country’s premier stallion from one of Australia’s best current female families lived up to the hype to top yesterday’s second session of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale after Te Akau’s David Ellis went to NZ$875,000 for the son of Savabeel (Zabeel). The blueblood colt from the family of dual... Read More
Inglis backs bigger Easter offering to be a success in 2020
Inglis hopes to capture “money left on the table” with a bigger Australian Easter Yearling Sale catalogue presented to buyers this year while maintaining the two-day format that proved successful in 2019. The sales company last night released the catalogue for its benchmark auction, to be held at its Riverside Stables complex in Sydney on... Read More
First for Jabali
New winners Jabali – Queensland-based, Clear Mountain Fairview resident Jabali (Exceed And Excel) sired his first winner on Saturday when the Mick Price and Michael Kent jnr-trained Jabali Ridge (2 g ex Single Princess by Not A Single Doubt) landed the opening Arbour Plate (1100m) at Flemington. First season sire Jabali covered 27 mares at... Read More
Doctor Geoff lifts January Cup as Lui and Ho roll on
Doctor Geoff (Fast Company) scooted away with the January Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to set up a potentially big month for connections. Francis Lui has emerged as a force in the trainer’s title race this season, aided by the ascendant Vincent Ho who has guided 11 of the... Read More
Philizzy (AUS)
2 f Snitzel – Sovereign Duchess by Last Tycoon O: Werrett Bloodstock (N R J Werrett), P Maneas, E P Ehsman, A R McAnulty & Mrs L McAnulty T: Anthony Cummings B: Baramul Stud S: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Baramul Stud P: 2K Thoroughbreds/Anthony Cummings Thoroughbreds, $340,000 W: 2YO Handicap, 1150m, January... Read More
Litt makes a big impact with flying Gold Coast visit
Ottavio Galletta, the majority owner of Group 1-winning stallion prospect Castelvecchio (Dundeel), did not reveal his intention to buy the only horse by Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale until hours before the colt went through the ring. It was left to Castelvecchio’s Sydney-based trainer Richard Litt to handle... Read More