Promising mare Rubisaki could be back in work within a fortnight as she continues to make encouraging progress from a minor suspensory injury. Owner Joe O'Neill said the 4YO would have a scan next week and if it comes back clear, a plan to get her back into work will be drawn up. Rubisaki was one of the spruik horses heading into the spring, following a stunning autumn campaign in Sydney. However ...
Electrifying Gr.1 winning sprinter Exceedance will commence stud duties at Vinery Stud for the 2020 breeding season. Vinery General Manager Peter Orton said the decision was made after discussions with Team Hawkes. Exceedance is a son of Exceed And Excel who was raised at Vinery. “I’m a big fan of the sireline and Exceedance caught our eye with his presence and attitude as a yearling,” Orton reca ...
Record-breaking Everest winner Yes Yes Yes will have two new first season partners to join him at Coolmore this spring with Calyx (Kingman) and Magna Grecia (Invincible Spirit) added to the roster. “We are delighted to welcome two very exciting new sires in Calyx and Magna Grecia to Coolmore Australia,” said nominations and sales manager Colm Santry. On the racecourse Calyx comfortably beat multi ...
Record-breaker, Gr.1 victor, and now an award winner. Hollie Doyle's unforgettable year became even more memorable after she was crowned the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year for 2020 on Wednesday evening. The 24YO has enjoyed an unprecedented amount of success this season, which has included breaking her own record for most wins by a female jockey in a calendar year and a memorable double on ...
Popular southern hemisphere shuttler Reliable Man, who returned to Gestut Rottgen last month after a spell at Haras d'Annebault, will stand for €6,500 after the Cologne stud announced its fees for 2021. He has sired Gr.1 star Miss Sentimental and Miami Bound in Australia and New Zealand, while on Saturday he was responsible for Kirin-Railway Stakes Handicap winner Inspirational Girl, who was prov ...
Aga Khan homebred Ebendi was bought by 2020 Melbourne Cup winning trainer-Joseph O'Brien for €165,000 at Goffs' single-horse online auction. The gelded three-year-old son of Le Havre, who shed his maiden tag when winning at Killarney in July, attracted 27 bids from prospective buyers across Europe, Australia, and South Africa. Ebendi, who finished runner-up to subsequent Breeders' Cup Mile winner ...
St James's Palace Stakes-winning Without Parole has returned home from the US stable of Chad Brown and is settling into life at Newsells Park Stud in Hertfordshire, where he will begin stallion duty at an introductory fee of £10,000. The 5YO the son of Frankel was bred by John and Tanya Gunther and has now come full circle having been born and raised at Newsells. Without Parole can look forward t ...
Graded-placed stakes-winning sprinter Honest Mischief has been retired to Sequel Stallions New York where he will stand for $6,500. The 4YO son of leading North American sire Into Mischief is homebred for Juddmonte Farms, who produced the colt out of the Seattle Slew Gr.1 winner Honest Lady. The mare is a half sister to four graded stakes winners, including Gr.1 Belmont Stakes winner and influent ...
Changing course from a plan to run Global Campaign in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Gr.1 at Gulfstream Park Jan. 23 before beginning a stud career, WinStar Farm announced Nov. 25 the colt has been retired. He will stand the 2021 breeding season for a fee of $12,500. Campaigned by Sagamore Farm and WinStar, the 4YO son of Curlin became a grade 1 winner this year, capturing the Woodwood ...
Everest winner Classique Legend is the favourite to win the Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint. Trainer Caspar Fownes has plans in place to avoid any unforeseen setbacks in the lead-up to the Hong Kong Sprint in three weeks. Another Boniface Ho Ka-Kui horse presenting Fownes with no such problems is Southern Legend, who has proven age is no barrier. As Hot King Prawn crossed the line for a hard-fought victory ...