Del Mar black-type for Testa Rossa
Vinery stallion Testa Rossa reached a season-high 200 wins in Australia on Wednesday and hours later his California based son Blue Chagall won the Listed Wickerr Stakes on turf at Del Mar.
Street Sense X1 at Saratoga Sale
Fasig-Tipton will conduct its 90th Saratoga Select yearlings sale on August 2 & 3 and vendors will be hoping Sheikh Mohammed is on the grounds again this year. The Dubai ruler attended the 2009 Spa Sale and he was the catalyst for an 11% increase in the overall average of US$328,434.
Makybe Diva booked to Lonhro
In a fairytale result for the Australian thoroughbred purist, Darley and Makybe Racing & Breeding have confirmed Makybe Diva will be covered this season by leading sire Lonhro.
Double century for Testa Rossa
Vinery stallion Testa Rossa sired another two juvenile winners in Sydney and Perth on Wednesday and the double helped him reach 200 wins in Australian this season.
Nominations closing for Inglis Race Series
Nominations for the Inglis Race Series close tomorrow (Friday, July 30) for 2010 Inglis yearling graduates. A minimum of 20 Inglis graduate races and bonuses have been scheduled with $2.60 million on offer for two and three-year-olds throughout NSW, VIC and ACT.
Harbinger helps Australian sires Sharkbite & October Sky
Harbinger produced an epic performance in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot last Saturday and the win bolstered the prospects of Australian based sires Sharkbite (Eliza Park) and October Sky (Glen Avon).
South Africa loses industry icon
Leading international breeder Graham Beck has died in London leaving behind four vineries and stud farms in South Africa and North America. He was 80.
Savoire Vivre filly tops in Tasmania
Seven Mile Beach trainers David and Scott Brunton capped a record breaking season when their smart filly Cervelo won the Huon Valley Wine Cellars Hcp in Hobart on Sunday.
Bing Crosby beckons Scenic Blast
Australian Horse of the Year Scenic Blast will be in action this Sunday, August 1, when he runs in the G1 Bing Crosby Stakes (1200m) at Del Mar.
The Messara View
Arrowfield Group chairman John Messara has addressed the uncertainty that currently lies below the surface of the thoroughbred industry in an article titled “Time to put our Sport first”
Star mare Moulin Rouge retired
Star Thoroughbreds mare Moulin Rouge has been retired and will be covered by Widden sire Sebring this year. The Commands mare was trained by Barry Campbell for Denise Martin along with Tasmanian based partners Richard and Miranda Foster and John and Judy Kingston.
Purple-patch for King Of Prussia
King of Prussia has hit a purple-patch at the back end of another successful season for Greta West Stud. He sired a treble at Wodonga and Cranbourne on Sunday and backed up with another winner at Swan Hill on Monday.
Macho milestone for Lonhro
Darley sire Lonhro reached another career milestone when Macho Nacho won the McDonalds Maiden Plate (1600m) at Wellington on Monday. The Peter Nestor trained gelding took Lonhro’s individual winner tally to 100 in Australia this season. They have won 170 races at an outstanding 57% strike-rate.
Double act for Darley
Shamardal and Dubawi are a hard act to follow. The Darley sires have taken centre stage in both hemispheres and they doubled up again on Sunday with juvenile stakes winners in Singapore and France.
Peters Investments props Magic Millions Perth Sale
Trade at Sunday’s 2010 Magic Millions Perth Winter Sale today concluded with solid increases across the board. Turnover of $793,850 on 145 lots meant the average price of $5,475 was up over 12% from last year's figure of $4,883.
NZ Sale features 17 South Island sires
The NZ Bloodstock 2YO South Island Sale on Friday, August 6, features young stock by 17 South Island-based sires.Rachel rejuvenated for marquee match race
Rejuvenated champion Rachel Alexandra returned to Monmouth Park on Saturday and gave notice her Breeders’ Cup campaign is back on track with a stunning victory in the Listed Lady’s Secret Stakes (1800m). She won under a tight hold and spaced the placegetters Queen Martha (Rahy) and Ask the Moon (Malibu Moon) by 10 lengths!
Dodson Dominant at Moonee Valley
Darryl Dodson believes Bonindi has the ability to stretch out to 2000m and the Telopea Downs trainer will have no hesitation sending Saturday’s MVRC Dominant Hiskens Cup winner over longer distances.
Rubiton reaches 500 winner milestone
Rubiton was one of the great success stories of the Victorian breeding scene while based at Blue Gum Farm. He died in November 2005 but reached 500 individual winners worldwide when the Nigel Blackiston trained mare Sweet Miss Ruby was successful in the TAB Sunday BIG6 Maiden Plate at Cranbourne on Sunday.
Arrowfield Singles out Squamosa
Not A Single Doubt clinched a Top 5 spot in the Australian second-season sires’ premiership when Squamosa spreadeagled his rivals in the Schweppes Hcp at Randwick on Saturday.
Sea Battle standing at The Grange
The 2008 Cox Plate was a red-letter day for Mark Kavanagh. Maldivian triumphed in the big one while his stablemate Whobegotyou was too good in the G2 AAMI Vase.
Diazling win for Sequalo
Lynhurst Stud sire Sequalo cracked the 100 winner mark for the season a week ago and he inched closer to reaching 200 wins when Diazling scored a narrow victory in the Leslie Short Memorial at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Manikato revival at Moonee Valley
Belscenica revived memories of a major Moonee Valley upset when she won the Travis Harrison Apprentices Cup on Saturday.
Shield retired to Allan Hills Farm
Darley colt Shield has been retired and will stand his debut season at Allan Hills Farm in Victoria. Sheikh Mohammed bought the Redoute’s Choice colt for $1.20 million from Tyreel Stud at the 2008 Inglis Easter yearling sale.
Second setback for Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa
Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa has received a second setback in as many months with the announcement his Group 1 star Lizard's Desire has been struck down by enteritis. On Friday, trainer Mike de Kock revealed Lizard’s Desire is also suffering from the onset of laminitis.
