Boundary put down at Claiborne Farm
Danzig sire Boundary has been put down at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky. Aged 22, he had been in retirement at the Hancock family’s famed farm stud since 2005.
Cruz savours Group 1 with Joy And Fun
Hong Kong veteran Joy And Fun defied a life-threatening injury two years ago and will now be given a farewell tour of Dubai and Royal Ascot.
Bolton boosts black-type count by Zabeel
Zabeel was featured in last Friday’s reports after Faron’s very impressive maiden win at Geelong and the Cambridge Stud champion continued the winning run over the weekend.
Triumphant first-up win by Scarlett Lady
Graeme Rogerson paid Savabeel mare Scarlett Lady (NZ) the ultimate accolade on her triumphant return to racing at Tauherenikau on Monday. The crack mare came back from an injury-forced break to claim the Listed Wairarapa Breeders’ Stakes with authority.
Alpha male by Bernardini
Bernardini colt Alpha is likely to stay in New York in readiness for the Kentucky Derby in May.
Colic claims two sires in Queensland
Queensland has suffered two severe body-blows with the deaths of Hotel Grand and All Bar One. Both young sires succumbed to colic.
Alpha male by Bernardini
Bernardini colt Alpha is likely to stay in New York in readiness for the Kentucky Derby in May.
Raheen adds Punch to QTIS Sale
Raheen Stud returns to the Gold Coast with 36 yearlings for the Magic Millions QTIS Sale starting on March 18. First season sire Publishing accounts for 21 yearlings in a draft that has been bolstered by several significant up dates at home and abroad.
Queensland breeders call for mining moratorium
Thoroughbred Breeders Queensland Association has called for an immediate moratorium on all Coal Seam Gas production and mining development in prime horse breeding and agricultural areas.
Festival Sale average jumps 26 per cent at Karaka
NZ Bloodstock's 2012 National Yearling Sales Series concluded with a surge of activity at the Festival Sale on Sunday.
Sacre bleu – Savoire Vivre tests West Quest in Tasmania
Armidale Stud sire Savoire Vivre signalled a changing of the guard in Tasmania’s stallion ranks when his promising stayer Methuselah won the LR Tasmanian Derby (2200m) on Sunday.
Blackfriars cleans up at Ascot
Blackfriars is giving his rivals a bath in the lead-up to the 2012 Perth Magic Millions yearling sale that starts on February 14. The Durham Lodge champion sired his second city treble this year when Drive West, Just Wicked and Kerrific all scored at Ascot on Saturday.
Top 40 for Redoute's Choice
Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes pulled the right rein when he scratched Niconoise from the LR Australasia Stakes at Caulfield for an easier assignment in the Davo's Buck Show Hcp (1100m) at Morphettville.
Doubtfilly doubles up at Doomben
Mackay trainer Stuart Kendrick has decided to forego the chance of cracking a city hat-trick with his gutsy filly Doubtfilly this month.
Kiwi Bullet by Hussonet
Hussonet colt Bangalore Bullet confirmed his rating as the leading 3YO in New Zealand's South Island with a Listed victory in the Dunedin Guineas on Saturday.
Johannapine superb at Caulfield
Johannapine will be given a chance to convert a superb strike-rate into black-type after winning the Shadwell Farm Kentucky Hcp (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Cecconi claims first winner at Te Rapa
Westbury Stud sire Cecconi launched his career with a winner on Saturday. His New Plymouth based youngster Lumiere Blue broke through on the Waikato Guineas undercard at Te Rapa.
Mosheen motors home in Australasia Stakes
VRC Oaks winner Mosheen returned to racing with a dominant victory in the Listed MRC Australasia Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Hayes unearths a Choice Diamond at Caulfield
Mama's Choice turned up the heat for the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes with an awesome victory in the LR Chairman's Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Durham Lodge dissolves partnership
Durham Lodge has catalogued an unreserved sale of all its racehorses in Perth this month. A total of 23 racehorses have been entered to dissolve a partnership.
Baramul graduate claims G2 in Macau
Dr Sweet delivered another international feature for Baramul Stud with a G2 victory in the Spring Trophy in Macau on Saturday.
Rich Hill stallion dominates NZB Select Sale
NZ Bloodstock's 2012 Select Sale concluded on Friday with a Pentire colt providing a late highlight at Karaka.
More Than Ready clicks with Flying Spur
Vinery champion More Than Ready clicks with the Danehill sireline and the cross with Flying Spur has been very productive in the juvenile division this season.
Faron flies under the radar
Zabeel colt Faron flew under the radar to win his maiden for Team Williams at Geelong on Friday. Racing first-up after a six month spell, he paid $26 after an impressive first-up victory in the BC3 Thoroughbreds Plate (1412m).
Publishing first for Adelaide
Raheen Stud is coming off a very successful yearling sale on the Gold Coast and the Queensland based nursery will send three of its best colts down to Adelaide for the Magic Millions in March.
Hitchens majors in G3 at Meydan
New sire sensation Acclamation notched his first stakes win of the year when Hitchens claimed the Al Shindagha Sprint at Meydan on Friday night.
Appeal draws top price at Tattersalls February Sale
Appeal began the 2012 European sales calendar on a positive note when she made 110,000 guineas at the Tattersalls February Sale on Thursday.
Hansel and Union Rags head USA Free Hcp
Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Hansen has topped the 2011 USA 2yo Free Hcp alongside G1 Champagne Stakes winner Union Rags.
Strong trade shores up NZB Select Sale
A No Excuse Needed filly and a Dubawi colt both made $200,000 to top the Day 2 leader-board at the NZB Select Sale on Thursday.
Darby Dan loses link with golden era in America
The excitement surrounding the birth of All American’s first foal at Darby Dan Farm has been tempered by news that Repriced had succumbed to a heart attack.
First Makfi foals in France and Ireland
Westbury Stud shuttler Makfi has his first foals on the ground in Europe.
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