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Leading Victorian trainer Danny O’Brien has turned back the clock to secure the top seller on Day Six of the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale
Owned by Sidney Leung Kwun Wa, Super Commander has now won five times in Hong Kong
Continues to race for Drakenstein Stud for the rest of this season
The first foal of former champion New Zealand based racemare Avantage was the star act
The festive season is over, a new year has commenced, and John Everett of Narrow Creek Stud and Hendrik Winterbach Stud chat about the upcoming sale
When Charles Dickens won the 163rd renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate on Saturday it was the 187th Stakes Win and 23rd Gr1 win for Drakenstein’s famous Champion Foundation Sire Trippi (USA)
A stunning Too Darn Hot colt led the way as eight yearlings sold for A$1 million or more on Day Two
When Charles Dickens romped home to win Saturday’s L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate, he continued the tremendous run of form enjoyed by his sire Trippi
The late, great son of Danehill could continue to enjoy posthumous success at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth this weekend, with Redoute’s Choice a feature in a number of runners’ pedigrees on L’Ormarins King’s Plate day
Should Beach Bomb prove up to the task on Saturday she will add yet another chapter to this important race’s rich history as only the second Paddock Stakes winner produced by a former winner
South African bred Gr1 winning filly Vernichey appeared in the Tattersalls December Sales on 4 December 2023 and sold for R6,2 million to the bid of Kia Ora Stud, Australia
After Saturday’s potentially gamechanging L’Ormarins King’s Plate day, a total of 28 thoroughbreds remain in contention for the 163rd renewal of the R5 million World Sports Betting Cape Town Met
One World made good for master trainer Vaughan Marshall to give the Milnerton veteran his maiden success in the 164th renewal of the L’Ormarins Gr1 King’s Plate courtesy of his son One Stripe at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
