Emirates Park

It’s an exciting time at Emirates Park. A new focus, a renewed commitment to breed and offer to the market the best horses possible, and the chance of a third Gr.1 Golden Slipper Stakes, which this time could be with an exciting homebred. General Manager Bryan Carlson took time out to discuss the farm’s 2021…

ByGlen LathamDecember 29, 20200Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Edinburgh Park

The adage of a picture painting a thousand words certainly applies when looking at the accompanying photo of Glenfiddich in splendid isolation at Moonee Valley in the Gr.2 Bill Stutt Stakes. With the finish line approaching, the handsome son of Fastnet Rock has just “towelled up” a field brimming with Stakes winners by an untroubled…

ByGlen LathamDecember 29, 20200Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Corumbene

For a stud farm that falls neatly into the “boutique” category, George Altomonte’s Corumbene Stud continually produces horses of a quality which are the envy of some larger operations. Just this season the likes of Standout and Bottega have carried the orange, brown spots and white sleeves to Stakes success while Corumbene has also delivered…

ByGlen LathamDecember 29, 20200Comments

Bluebloods Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers – Richard Freedman

[First published March 2020] RICHARD Freedman’s working life has been diverse. As part of “FBI” (Freedman Brothers International) he and his brothers collected Melbourne Cups and Golden Slippers with metronomic regularity before Richard moved into the media, tried racing administration and then started a commercially successful business in the field of water management. But things have turned…

ByGlen LathamSeptember 18, 20200Comments

Karaka 2022

Haunui Farm

The list of Champions to come off Haunui Farm always makes impressive reading. Just recently the likes of Melody Belle and Western Empire were raised on Haunui’s pastures, an experience shared by the 62 youngsters that the farm will present at Karaka in March. We spoke with Haunui’s Sales & Marketing Manager Shannon Taylor about…

ByGlen LathamMarch 30, 20202Comments

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