Written Tycoon Filly Tops The Market
The first A$1m horse to ever sell at a Southern Hemisphere 2YO auction was the star of Tuesday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale
15th October 2024
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The first A$1m horse to ever sell at a Southern Hemisphere 2YO auction was the star of Tuesday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale
Coolmore has announced that European Champion 2yo and European Champion 3yo elect City of Troy will retire to their base in Fethard following his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic
His four-year-old daughter Entrancement scored a career best in the Listed Beckford Stakes at Bath
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
The superstar mare renowned for her bold frontrunning style was crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year
An electric atmosphere and frenzied trade characterised a remarkable opening session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Tuesday with a Frankel filly realising 4 400 000 guineas, the second highest price for a yearling in European auction history
Cape Racing Sales launches new Online Buyers Card Profile for seamless purchasing experience
The finish to Sunday’s Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was dominated by progeny of Camelot and Sea The Stars
Of the 40 lots offered, 25 changed hands for a record average of €415,200, up 35% from the 2022 edition
2009 Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner, Sea The Stars will once again look to make his mark on the grand race on Sunday – this time as a sire and grandsire
Querari has always found himself overshadowed by barn mates Silvano and Vercingetorix, yet has proven himself a fine stallion in his own right
Big race sponsors Hollywoodbets have set the pace in the pre-nominations ante-post betting market for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Durban July with defending champion Oriental Charm topping the opening board
In our weekly column entitled Time Is Money, we look at some of the past weekend’s highlights, including some slow-run Grade 1 contests at Turffontein
