Not only emulating the success of his sire The Autumn Sun by winning the $3m Group 1 MRC Caulfield Guineas (1600m), who could forget the epic battle between Testa Rossa and Autumn Boy’s grandsire Redoute’s Choice in the 1999 running of the time-honoured stallion-making race. Making...
When Autumn Boy made a winning debut at 50-1 at Canterbury last month beating his high profile stablemate Central Coast, some may have wondered if there was an element of fluke about the win… there wasn’t. Stepped up in trip to 1400m and sent to Brisbane...
The two year-old colts maiden at Canterbury on Monday was a must watch race with $1.4million Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Central Coast expected to be winning on debut, but the unpredictable nature of racing was seen to full effect when his stablemate Autumn Boy went...
Katsumi Yoshida of Japan’s famed Northern Farm is the proud new owner of the Zoustar mare after a hotly contested auction. The sale of the mare was delayed until 6pm (AEST) after technical difficulties on the Magic Millions Online platform prevented bidding over the final moments. Auctioneer...
Epaulette was sold by Darley and exported to the Turkish National Stud last year, but it doesn’t stop him getting plenty of winners and stakes-winners with the Grahame Begg trained mare Vespertine winning the last race at Flemington on Cup Day to post a valuable...
Quality Zoustar mare Kiku might be in for her best ever preparation at age five, powering home to score a last stride win in the Group II ATC Theo Marks stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Chris Waller trained mare had some residual fitness having...
Successful in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the Gr2 Bobbie Lewis Quality, Mathew Ellerton's Zoutori (Zoustar-Atotori, by Haradasun) is back to the 'scene of the crime' in an attempt to record his third win in the 1200m sprint. It's interesting to note that Zoutori's full-sister...
Thoroughbred Breeders NSW President’s Breeder Of The Year Award, sponsored by Carrazzo Consulting went to Mr Frank Meduri. With a breeding band of less than five mares at Amarina Farm in the Hunter Valley, Mr Meduri bred two stakes’ winners in the season His mare...
On a bottomless track under leaden skies at Randwick, in-form gelding Bandersnatch lumped his top weight of 59kgs to a three and a quarter-length win in Saturday's $150,000 Drinkwise Winter Stakes (1400m). Ridden by Brenton Avdulla for Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes, the 4yo son of...
Casino Prine's charismatic daughter Sweet Deal may have been demoted from second to third in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm. Still, there was better news for Vinery Stud's evergreen stallion at Rosehill when Bandersnatch triumphed in the Listed Civic Stakes (1200m). The third...