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Mallory It was former Segenhoe Stud chairman Michael Sissian who noted that in the thoroughbred breeding business a 10 per cent success rate is outstanding. He was right. Very few farms achieve that figure and when one does, its brand is indeed worth its weight in gold. Even more so when that strike rate is sustained over…

ByBluebloodsMarch 15, 20210Comments

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The elite mare maketh the man

First published May 2020 in BLUEBLOODS, to get this article when it's first published and more subscribe here AS stallion owners and breeders get ready to embark on another covering season, this time with a certain air of uncertainty hanging over the industry, it might be a worthwhile time to look back at 2019 and find…

ByJohn BoyceMarch 5, 20210Comments

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One in a million

First published May 2020 in BLUEBLOODS, to get this article when it's first published and more subscribe here Long winning streaks are rare It’s a little known fact that the most races mighty Manikato won in succession was four. Despite winning five successive William Reid S-Gr1, despite being one of the great champions of the Australian…

ByAndrew ReichardMarch 5, 20210Comments

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Early European Classic Winners

“Now everything’s a little upside down. As a matter of fact the wheels have stopped” It’s a safe bet that Bob Dylan didn’t have the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 in mind when he penned those lines which appear on his 1974 stunner “Idiot Wind,” but they are not a bad description of the 21st century’s version…

ByAlan PorterFebruary 25, 20210Comments

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Street Cry – Shamardal – Territories – Thronum “The Helen Street family”

One of the most accomplished stallion families in recent years has been the one tracing back to Helen Street, featuring Street Cry and his nephew Shamardal. Both have been in the news recently but for altogether different reasons. Whereas Street Cry’s son Trekking added a second G1 victory to his resume, it was sad to…

ByJohn BoyceFebruary 25, 20210Comments

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Vinery Stud

Proven vendor of elite racehorses, Vinery Stud have such a plentiful bounty of stakes winning graduates that they can list several from each of the sales around the country. Their recent Inglis graduates include Gr.1 winner Aristia, Gr.2 winners Vanna Girl and Villermont, while their Melbourne drafts have included Stirling Grove, Malasun, Stokehouse, stakes placed…

ByRenee GeelenFebruary 25, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Inglis Classic 2021

Fairhill Farm

The number of horses to have grazed on the undulating paddocks of Mike O’Donnell’s Fairhill Farm at Mulbring before going on to racetrack success just continues to grow. Gr.1 winners Good Project, Choice Bro and Glorious Days all had a head start at Fairhill and buyers inspecting the farm’s select 2021 Classic draft at Riverside…

ByGlen LathamFebruary 3, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Karaka 2021

Headline makers!

Waikato Stud graduate Aegon, winner of the 2020 Gr.1 NZ Two Thousand Guineas Aegon and Probabeel headline the Waikato Stud recent graduates from the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale drafts with proprietor Mark Chittick pointing out that at the half-way point of the 2020/21 racing season, Waikato Stud have already clocked up nine individual stakes winning…

ByBluebloodsJanuary 21, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Karaka 2021

Great horses don’t always cost the earth

Volkstock'n'barrell Value is a relative measure, and in 2021, Seaton Park will present one of their best drafts yet, and for a farm known for producing good horses from unlikely sources, this is an exciting development. Seaton Park made their name when they sold a first crop Tavistock colt for $50,000 and he went on to greatness…

ByBluebloodsJanuary 21, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Karaka 2021

Magic time for Rich Hill

Vadamos Presenting the first crop of a resident stallion to the market place is a special time for any operation, but when they are the progeny of a Group 1-winning son of the breed-shaper Deep Impact it goes to another level. Rich Hill Stud will be in that envious position in January when Satono Aladdin’s youngsters go…

ByBluebloodsJanuary 21, 20210Comments

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