This Saturday we see the 12 best sprinters in Australia doing battle in The Everest and during it’s seven year history some special horses have won it and from a pedigree perspective at this elite level it takes more than speed on speed, there has to be an element of real toughness in the genetic mix and ALL past winners have had it.
Interesting set of trials at Rosehill on Friday morning featured a two year-old heat won by a son of Zoustar as well as two intriguing stakes-winning older horses that both won heats and all three were bred and or sold by Widden Stud.
October 14 - We talk colts. The Coolmore conundrum. Surprising pedigrees. Special results from a successful stud move. A misunderstood stallion. What’s going on with prizemoney? And off the trackers inc Equimillion’s hits and misses with special guest Jo McKinnon. The joys and realities of thoroughbreds but there's some people who shouldn’t have one. Click to listen
Andrew Forsman is no stranger to big-race success on Caulfield Cup Day, and he is hoping the 2024 edition of one of Australia’s biggest racedays will deliver more of that winning feeling.
This three year-old son of Trapeze Artist was a popular winner at Ballarat on Thursday going two for two to the great delight of his trainer Charlotte Littlefield and his big group of happy owners.
John Sargent loves his Oaks fillies and may have another in the pipeline with James McDonald travelling to Hawkesbury on Thursday to test out Kiwi bred Powers of Opal, who duly bolted in by five and a half lengths.
October 14 - We talk colts. The Coolmore conundrum. Surprising pedigrees. Special results from a successful stud move. A misunderstood stallion. What’s going on with prizemoney? And off the trackers inc Equimillion’s hits and misses with special guest Jo McKinnon. The joys and realities of thoroughbreds but there's some people who shouldn’t have one. Click to listen
The breeding season is in full swing at Lovatsville and Sam White and his team are seeing all blue sky with new recruits Gold Trip (Fr) and Generation working well in the covering barn and achieving excellent fertility.
Mapperley Stud has announced their stallion service fees for the 2024 season with their proven son of High Chaparral – Contributer (IRE) spearheading their roster at a fee of $18,000+gst.
Siyouni’s European superstar PADDINGTON, who shuttle’s to Windsor Park Stud, Cambridge from Coolmore, Ireland for his first Southern Hemisphere season in 2024, has proved an instant hit with breeders.
Two heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning and winners for champion sires I Am Invincible and Zoustar, both prepared by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr.
It’s been a big week for Wootton Bassett (GB) with a new juvenile Group I winner last Sunday in Camille Pissarro, a 4.3million history making colt at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 and then overnight his five year-old son Topgear posted a career best win in the Group II Newmarket Challenge Stakes (7f).
Yes Yes Yes has had a flurry of recent winners that have him as the leading second crop sire by wins and at Kilmore on Tuesday he sired a promising three year-old that broke the track record for 1100m.