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Cannock Chase struck Grade One gold and landed the biggest prize of his career in the CAD$770,000 Pattison Canadian International for Ryan Moore and Sir Michael Stoute at Woodbine
The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale drew to a close at Newmarket on Thursday with South Africa’s Mayfair Speculators having made a big impression with 12 lots bought for 4,075,000gns
Champion SA owners Ingrid and Markus Jooste were active on day one of the Tattersalls October Sale in Newmarket, acquiring 4 beautifully bred lots for a gross 945 000 gns
After making history on the track this year with American Pharoah, Zayat Stables also made some headlines at the Keeneland September yearling sale
Covert Love has given English trainer Hugo Palmer an early wedding present and his first Classic triumph in the Gr1 Irish Oaks at the Curragh
Breeding farms had offered “north of $20 million” for the breeding rights to the homebred colt, who was last season’s champion 2-year-old male
Drakenstein Stud’s exciting resident sire Duke Of Marmalade produced the winner of Wednesday afternoon’s Gr3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York and winning rider Frankie Dettori confirms she is on track for bigger things
South African buyers purchased 34 lots for $3.85 million, including the top-priced Snitzel filly which fetched $560,000, with all three days brimming with excitement at the Oaklands complex
The Redoute’s Choice x Possessed colt (Lot 258) will head in to the stable of Champion South African trainer Mike de Kock after being secured by Form Bloodstock from the Arrowfield Stud draft.
Brett Crawford tops the session with a classy Snitzel filly
Globetrotting Gr1 winner Falbrav has been retired from stallion duty by Shadai Farm in Japan
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
