Coolmore stars on the rise

YES YES YES Subscribe to Bluebloods This article was first published in Bluebloods in May 2023. To read it and many more indepth articles subscribe here Champion 3YO Colt Yes Yes Yes (Rubick-Sin Sin Sin, by Fantastic Light) is on target to be the leading first season sire next season with many of his…

ByRenee GeelenAugust 22, 20230Comments

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A bumper season ahead for Widden

With eleven stallions in NSW and ten in Victoria, Widden Stud has a huge range of choice for broodmare owners in 2023. Their roster is led by Zoustar (Northern Meteor) who will stand in 2023 for $220,000 thanks to the deeds of his Gr1 winners Sunlight, Zoutori, Zougotcha, Mizzy, and Lezoo. New in 2023 for…

ByRenee GeelenAugust 22, 20230Comments

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Written By hope

HOPESPRINGSETERNAL the daughter of champion Buckpasser whose genetic influence is certain to have a lasting effect on the breed. Written By’s dam Yau Chin is linebred 4 x 4 to this wonderful mare. Widden Stud’s young stallion Written By, the champion 2YO Colt of his generation, is an exciting young son of leading sire Written…

ByKen McLeanAugust 22, 20230Comments

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Matt Grady

A close association with Louis Mihalyka’s Laurel Oak Bloodstock going back over 30 years has given Matt Grady a deep knowledge and understanding of the racing industry. A very large percentage of what I know about the industry has come from working with Louis,” Matt says. “I could say that he has sculptured me in…

ByGraeme KellyJuly 20, 20230Comments

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Dundeel

Dundeel (High Chaparral-Stareel, by Zabeel) epitomises class. Class is the elusive quality in a racehorse that makes them stand head and shoulders above their competitors. As a racehorse, Dundeel dominated with six Gr1 wins and now as a sire, he is showing his class through his progeny with two new Gr1 winners this season taking…

ByRenee GeelenJuly 18, 20230Comments

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Brave Smash

With attributes like precocity, speed, and soundness over several seasons, Brave Smash will forge ahead from the brilliant start he’s made to his stud career as he moves to the Hunter Valley’s Yarraman Park. The dual Gr.1 winning sprinter ticks many boxes, being a fantastic physical type, a tough sprinter, and a valuable outcross. We…

ByRenee GeelenJuly 18, 20230Comments

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Choisir continues to make headlines, and sirelines

The first weekend in March saw the history making victory of Legarto - the first New Zealand trained horse to win the race - in the Australian Guineas-Gr1. That event served as a reminder of the still growing legacy of his grandsire, Choisir. A horse who himself recorded a history-making first as a runner, Choisir…

ByAlan PorterJune 12, 20230Comments

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Too Darn Hot

Too Darn Hot was bred to be outstanding. His sire and dam are triple Gr1 winner Dubawi and triple Gr1 winner Dar Re Mi, while his four grandparents are all Gr1 winners too: Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner Dubai Millennium, Gr1 Oaks d’Italia winner Zomaradah, four-time Gr1 winner Singspiel, and Gr1 Prix Vermeille winner Darara.…

ByRenee GeelenJune 7, 20230Comments

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Adrian Bott

When Gai Waterhouse announced she was forming a training partnership with Adrian Bott many questioned just how it was going to work? The emphatic answer should have been “brilliantly”! We spoke to Adrian at a time when he was enjoying Gr.1 wins including a Golden Slipper in his training career alongside the first lady…

ByGlen LathamApril 6, 20230Comments

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A Nick for the new Millennium

“Look back into your mighty ancestors” -Shakespeare, Henry The Fifth The new millennium started auspiciously, I was fortunate enough to be at Royal Ascot in the year 2000 for The Prince Of Wales’s Stakes to watch Dubai Millennium contest the race. Dubai Millennium (Seeking The Gold – Colorado Dancer by Shareef Dancer) had famously been…

ByAndrew ReichardApril 5, 20230Comments

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