New Stakes Winners Aqlaam – The late stallion Aqlaam (Oasis Dream) sired his seventh stakes winner on Saturday as Alward (7 g ex Sharedah by Pivotal) took out the ATC Cup (Listed, 2000m) at Rosehill. Alward joins the likes of Full Rose, Fashion Queen and Dancing Star as stakes winners for his sire. Aqlaam stood... Read More

In a keenly contested finish where the first four horses went to the post less than a length apart, the Chris Waller-trained Mister Sea Wolf (Amadeus Wolf) fought back gamely under his top weight to score by a head in a time of 1:34.52. That time was a tenth of a second faster than the... Read More

Always close to the lead, Unition (Fastnet Rock) took advantage and held off late challenges for a debut victory in the Counties Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Beginning well he sat one out just back of the lead from the 800m, holding that spot around the turn and entering the straight. Upon straightening he took over... Read More

By the close of trade, 168 of 246 offered lots had sold for a clearance rate of 68 per cent and an aggregate of 1,695,300gns – up five per cent year-on-year. The average and median figures went in the opposite direction, with the average down four per cent to 10,090gns as the median dipped by... Read More

The two-day Easter sale, to be held on April 7 and 8, features a mouth-watering number of blueblood yearlings including relations to The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice), Sunlight (Zoustar), Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible), More Joyous (More Than Ready), Aethero (Sebring), Kenedna (Not A Single Doubt), Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock) and Lucia Valentina (Savabeel).  “Easter has... Read More

Sebastian Hutch believes the Australian market is robust enough to withstand the potential loss of a big-spending Phoenix Thoroughbreds at next year’s yearling sales in the wake of shock allegations the operation’s founder was involved in a money-laundering scheme. Inglis’ general manager of bloodstock sales and marketing says the auction house was keeping a close... Read More