Breeding and Bloodstock
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The latest news, features and analysis on the thoroughbred breeding and bloodstock industry.
First Settler relation an early litmus test for Magic Millions Horses In Training Sale
A Snizel colt who is a half-brother to talented three-year-old Free Setter is tipped to be one of the popular Lots at the Magic Millions Horses In Training Sale.
Rowe On Monday - Lofty ambitions, freshmen flying and a sales company switch
In this week’s Rowe on Monday, Tim Rowe catches up with ambitious owner Paul Lofitis after Lofty Arch’s win on Saturday, puts the microscope on early success for first-season sires and reveals a likely switch of stables in of the two major Australian sales companies.
Run The Numbers - Duke adds to Lope’s Australian lustre
Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa is the sixth Australian Group 1 winner for Lope De Vega, the one-time shuttle stallion whose influence persists in Australia a decade after he last served here. This week’s Run The Numbers examines his Australian record and that of his own sire Shamardal.
‘Too big, too quickly’ - The lessons to be learned in the downfall of A List Stud
Chris Lee’s grand ambition with A List Stud has come unstuck, as administrators pick through the wreckage of the racing and breeding business and assets are auctioned off. Tim Rowe spoke to the major players to see where it all went wrong.
Special seven-figure filly sets Australasian record at Inglis Ready2Race Sale
A filly by champion sire Written Tycoon sold for an Australasian record of $1 million to Yulong principal Zhang Yuesheng at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on Tuesday in a market dominated by premier Asian racing jurisdiction Hong Kong.
‘It's the equivalent of winning two Kosciuszkos’ - High emotions after $420,000 Ready2Race result for emerging trainer
DSB Thoroughbreds’ Darrell Burnet was almost brought to tears after a life-changing $420,000 result at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale.
Run The Numbers – History being Written again?
At 22, Written Tycoon may be in the twilight of his breeding career, but the Yulong resident finds himself back at the top of the Australian sires' table with eerily similar numbers to what he achieved at the same point of his sires’ championship 2020/21 season.