Six months after dispersing his entire bloodstock portfolio and his iconic Strawberry Hill Stud farm on the Central Coast, advertising icon John Singleton is still buying horses.
With the encouragement of trainer Kris Lees, Singleton led the charge in paying $700,000 for a filly by I Am Invincible out of triple Group 1 winner Lucia Valentina at Inglis’ Easter Yearling Sale.
It followed purchases at the Magic Millions sales on the Gold Coast and Adelaide earlier this year with Singleton determined that his blue and white colours will continue to be carried on Australian racecourse for some time to come
“I still love racing horses and I still love gambling. The breeding, and taking four or five years to see if they are any good, new stallions etc, there is a time when common sense prevails,” Singleton said.
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