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Ken Breckon believes that the huge investment in developing Breckon Farms is only now beginning to pay off. . And he says buyers will be able to see these benefits first-hand at next Monday’s Karaka yearling sale. Breckon and his wife Karen have long been among our elite breeders, but have upped their game with […]
The field for the 2026 Sportsbet AG Hunter Cup has been announced, with an excellent line-up for Saturday night’s $250,000 Group 1 classic at Melton Entertainment Park. All eyes will be on 2024 Leap To Fame champion (Gambler’s delight), who looms as the standout player as he chases the lucrative $1 million bonus following his […]
Jerome Reynier believes the unusual distance of the 1351 Turf Sprint in Riyadh will please his Royal Ascot winner Lazzat to the core. Successful in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes in June, he was second in the Prix Maurice de Gheest and when returning to Ascot on British Champions Day. Facing the task in […]
OWNER Mick Boots has revealed the battle behind Swayzee’s Hunter Cup title defense and how important tomorrow’s (Tuesday) barrier draw will be to his chances. Swayzee (Club Menangle photo) Swayzee led throughout, beating Leap To Fame for a second time and scoring the biggest Australian win of his career in last year’s Hunter Cup. But […]
How often do we say that the barrier draw is crucial in big races? Of course there will be winners and losers when the marbles drop tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for this Hunter Cup, but the beauty of the line-up in this race is the multitude of scenarios, shaped by the strength and versatility of the […]
Blonde Star has caused an upset in the Hobart Cup (2400m), giving both trainer Imogen Miller and jockey Erica Byrne Burke their first Group 3 victory. The daughter of Starcraft sent a $31 chance and left the race favorite to score in a photo finish, breaking the course record in the 2400 meters at Elwick. […]
Captain Crunchthe exciting young son of Captain treacherous who was the leading sire of the first season in North America and New Zealand and claimed the title of leading sire of the second season in Australia, is represented by one colt in Saturday’s Nutrien Tasmanian Yearling auction. Maines Lot 1 Captain Crunch – Arakbell That […]
Today’s Prix de France undercard in Paris-Vincennes was a good one, with three group level matches for four, five and six year olds. The Louis de Bourg Prize (monte Gr II, purse 120,000€, 2850 meters, 10 starters four-year-olds) started the affair with a victory to 12/1 or Mojito Fraise (4m Bird Parker-Fraise Tagada) with Benjamin […]
The rarity of stock due Extreme choicean enticing mix of grandsires and an imposing physical form, inspired Star Thoroughbreds and Vin Cox to perform a surgical strike and secure the top lot on a fair first day at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in Sydney, Australia on February 8. While a torrid bidding duel had […]
