Bren O'Brien
Total 384 Posts
Holding Pattern – Racing Australia’s black-type paralysis rolls on
Australia’s black-type racing pattern remains in its five-year stasis with Racing Australia’s board opting not to act on a review it commissioned four years ago.
The Yulong effect – How the battle at the top has changed the Australian mares' market
The battle between Yulong and Coolmore to secure the best-performed fillies and mares in Australia has shifted the Australian bloodstock market, but is there a risk of duopoly developing?
Mariamia repays Newhaven with $1.8 million windfall
Group 1 winner Mariamia is the latest Group 1-winning mare to head to the Yulong broodmare band after The Galaxy winner was sold in foal to I Am Invincible for $1.8 million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
$6.6 million Imperatriz rewrites records on the Gold Coast
Imperatriz will join Yulong’s regal broodmare band after setting a record for a broodmare in Australia when she sold for $6.6 million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Vinnie filly brings $800,000 on day of drama on Gold Coast
An $800,000 I Am Invincible filly topped a dramatic final day of the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale, which was delayed by nearly an hour due to a medical emergency.
Re-sale or retention - Foal market made for many purposes
The weanling market may be more speculative than buying yearlings or mares, but it is arguably the most commercially driven aspect of the bloodstock market.
Run The Numbers – From Goodwood to Doomben – Success still flows for Sussex duo Toronado and Too Darn Hot
Two imported sires with more than just alphabetical alignment in common, Too Darn Hot and Toronado, enjoyed marquee days at Doomben on Saturday. They are the focus of this week’s Run The Numbers.