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The Stronach Group is endorsing a call from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to ban the sale of North American Thoroughbreds to South Korean racing interests, it was announced Dec. 16. he major track owner, of which Belinda Stronach is chair and president, issued the call after viewing a PETA video exposé about the slaughter of racehorses in South Korea and learning from PETA that Amer ...
Top bloodstock agent, Manny Gelagotis hopes his Irish import Long Arm can become a Cups contender. But whether that is the Melbourne Cup or a country cup will be learnt through the summer, with the 5YO set to make his debut at Flemington. The lightly-raced gelding won his first two starts in his homeland before finishing fourth over 2515m at Listed level in a race in which Group-competitive Pondu ...
Star sprinter Classique Legend will have to trial again and undergo an official veterinary inspection after his performance in the Hong Kong Sprint was deemed 'unacceptable' by stewards. The former Australian sprinter, having his first start for Caspar Fownes, drifted in the market and finished 11th behind winner Danon Smash. The Everest winner only had a short time to acclimatise to Hong Kong an ...
With just under six weeks to go until the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), we are currently in a period of calm before the storm. Over the last few weeks, little has changed on the order of entry lists for the eagerly-anticipated races at Ellerslie on January 23. Top spot on the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO table still belo ...
Inglis Digital has concluded an astonishing year with the December Online Auction smashing the A$50 million barrier for overall turnover in 2020 and recording the sixth consecutive top lot to make A$200,000 or more. Exciting 3YO Belieber (Zoustar) an impressive Wyong winner last month was the headline act in the December catalogue and topped the sale at A$300,000, purchased by Tory Lavalle of ML ...
Rising star Mo'unga has been moved from trainer Chris Waller to Annabel Neasham's new yard in Warwick by leading Australian owner Aquis. The 3YO colt had two dominant wins in the spring before finishing seventh in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas. The move was confirmed upon the horse's stable return, with Aquis a strong supporter of Neasham's growing yard. Having previously worked for Ciaron Maher and ...
Apple’s Jade lived up to her superstar billing at Goffs December National Hunt Sale this evening as Gigginstown House Stud’s legendary 11 time Gr.1 winner (Lot 515) became the most expensive National Hunt in history when she was knocked down for €530,000 to Noel and Valerie Moran’s Bective Stud. Apple’s Jade was sold in foal to Walk In The Park, the sire of the sale's top priced foal in yesterday ...
The Tattersalls December Sale concluded with a spirited fourth and final session of the December Mares Sale that brought the curtain down on the 2020 renewal of Europe’s premier foal and breeding stock sale . The final session, which included a mix of fillies and mares as well as colts and geldings in training saw a clearance rate of 80% and turnover in excess of 500,000 guineas, taking the Decem ...
The Tattersalls December Foal Sale came to a close on the fourth and final day with the sale continuing in robust fashion and a colt by SIOUX NATION topping proceedings at 88,000 guineas. A strong final day clearance of 78% saw turnover for the sale of 26,255,100 guineas, at an average of 41,807 guineas, the fifth-highest at the fixture, and a median of 20,000 guineas. Sioux Nation Colt to Elliot ...
Champion stallion Exceed And Excel is set to call Australia home permanently. It comes after Darley announced the greatest reverse-shuttle stallion of all time won't return to Europe. The 20YO, who has sired 16 individual Gr.1 winners and 170 Stakes winners, will instead continue to stand at Darley's Hunter Valley farm. To be performing as he has been in the last couple of seasons - with horses l ...