Breeding and Bloodstock
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The latest news, features and analysis on the thoroughbred breeding and bloodstock industry.
‘I was doing cartwheels when we finally inked the agreement’ - Henry Longfellow to stand at Rosemont
Victoria’s Rosemont Stud will reunite with Coolmore to stand Dubawi’s Group 1-winning son Henry Longfellow, providing further access to the successful sireline in Australia.
A rich history and an uncertain future – Tasmania’s market woes raise difficult questions
Tasmania is getting much better at recognising its vibrant thoroughbred history, but it is its prosperity in the future which is under question after a difficult yearling sale has set breeders on the back foot.
Run The Numbers – Extreme Choice and the fastest to five
Statistically, Extreme Choice has been at warp speed since the time his first crop hit the track. On Saturday, he became easily the fastest Australasian stallion this century to reach five individual Group 1 winners. Run The Numbers examines his amazing run rate.
Rowe on Monday - Yarradale planning for the future, hard work pays off for Upper Bloodstock and Devil Night to move Yulong needle
In this week's Rowe on Monday, Tim Rowe checks out the future plans for Yarradale Stud in Western Australia, taps into the Upper Bloodstock business model and recalls the moment Yulong paid $1.4 million for Blue Diamond winner Devil Night.
'We are our own country, we make our own rules' - WA industry thriving in isolation
The vibrancy of Western Australian bloodstock remains undiminished, but competing for the best yearlings is becoming a bigger challenge for WA’s leading trainers.
Run The Numbers - The question of Lonhro’s legacy
The Lightning Stakes victory of Skybird enhances the legacy of her grandsire Lonhro, one of the most popular and accomplished thoroughbreds of the past 50 years. Run The Numbers looks at the ongoing influence of the champion sire, through his sons and daughters at stud.
Rowe on Monday - Prominent WA breeders go it alone for Magic Millions, Argentinian interest in Shaggy's sire
In this week's Rowe on Monday, Tim Rowe examines a different Magic Millions strategy for three West Australian studs, while he reveals how Kooringal Stud resident Sandbar, the sire of Randwick winner Shaggy, found his way to the Riverina farm.