The Inglis Classic has long been a favourite of Linda Duckworth and Heather McKinnon who operate the picturesque Grose Wold based farm.
“The Classic has always been a very realistic sale, where professional breeders and buyers can do business without having to think in millions. If you present the right product there’s a strong buying…
The exploits of bona fide Gr1 winners Trapeze Artist, Youngstar, Funstar and Media Award are frequently used to illustrate the level of success Bowness Stud graduates have achieved in recent seasons, but maybe the feats of a very modest purchase subsequently raced as Another One are more appropriate when discussing the potential of the outfit’s…
Breeding the best racehorses is a philosophical blend of creativity and science. Bell River Thoroughbreds excels at this; combining farming ability, pedigree planning, and the ability to understand what makes an athletic type of horse. The Ferguson family who bred Extreme Choice and sold him at the Classic Sale have been rebuilding their new property…
Lot 1 at Inglis Classic 2023 happens to be a first-crop yearling by Castelvecchio. It’s apt because he is himself a star graduate of the Sale, bought for $150,000 from Arrowfield’s 2018 draft by Ottavio and Wendy Galletta.
Castelvecchio exploded onto the Sydney racing scene one evening in January 2019 with the kind of debut…
On the nod of his head, maybe a wink and an inevitable smile, David Ellis has conducted millions of dollars’ worth of business at Karaka. New Zealand Bloodstock’s arena has long been the Te Akau chief’s favourite domain and with numerous Group 1 reasons.
It’s serious business and the Te Akau chief delights in his…
Rich Hill Stud resident Proisir continues to build on the success of past years and his ongoing progress and popularity is a source of great satisfaction to John Thompson and his team at Rich Hill Stud. The good times keep rolling for the Waikato operation with its son of Choisir, who has already boosted his…
N ew Zealand Bloodstock is delighted to welcome buyers from all over the world to Karaka this January for its first internationally-attended yearling sale since the pre-pandemic days of January 2020, and just a brief look at the recent racetrack results of Karaka graduates should be enough to bring buyers through the gates in big…
No Nay Never has provided the sensational sire performance of the year so far in Europe. Now with five crops at the races, the Coolmore Stud stallion looks set to carry on the high standards set by Europe’s best speed stallions. But he’s far from one dimensional and just as likely to sire a top-class…
In a remarkable display of longevity and success, Windsor Park Stud have bred, raised or sold over fifty Gr1 winners in their forty year history. Yes, that’s more than one a year and includes Champion racehorses like Might and Power, Aerovelocity, and So You Think. This season, their graduates include 2022 Gr1 Sir Rupert Clarke…