Royal Performances
Not for the first time in recent years, Derby winning half-brothers Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) dominated a major international race meeting
26th June 2019
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News and insights on thoroughbred horse breeding from around the world.
Not for the first time in recent years, Derby winning half-brothers Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) dominated a major international race meeting
The stakes are far higher in America than in South Africa, but one can certainly see that the leading sires cost a lot more
The boutique sale saw 10 lots sell for a clearance rate of 45%
Fourteen of the horses in training hold Royal Ascot entries
In six years the National Sale gross has grown over $90 million – from A$57.2 million in 2013 to A$147.9 million in 2019
In news out of America, the South African bred Gr1 Woolavington winner Do You Remember recently foaled a colt by 2015 Triple Crown winner, American Pharaoh
A cracking colt by champion sire Redoute’s Choice topped the 2019 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale when selling to international investors for $480,000 on Friday
A half sister to this season’s group winner Pohutukawa jumped to the head of the top selling list at the 2019 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale
Claiborne Farm’s prominent stallion War Front made headlines on Saturday when his son War Of Will landed the Gr1 Preakness Stakes
Legendary Canadian Broodmare No Class (Nodouble) continues to feature prominently in pedigrees of big race winners around the world
‘The foal crop dropped around 20 per cent between 2016 and 2018. If that goes on, you come to an isolated island industry which will not survive because the race regime is not sufficient to cover what’s needed to have a race for each horse.’
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
