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Gimcrack Stakes goal for She’s Greysful
Promising 2yo filly She’s Greysful is on track for a return to racing following an eye-catching gallop at Lark Hill on Tuesday morning. The grey daughter of Geisel Park sire Vert de Grece (Ire) won a 400m trial by more than three lengths under a hold from Steven...
Playing God most popular in WA
Figures released by the Australian Stud Book for spring coverings in 2021 confirm Playing God is the most popular stallion in Western Australia. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion served 128 mares last year at a State-high fee of $16,500 (inc GST). Playing God...
Another Elite sprinter for Anita Vale
Anita Vale Stud’s Group 1 mare Elite Ateates (Exceed and Excel) has another very promising sprinter rising through ranks in Melbourne. Her lightly-raced 3yo Elite Icon broke his maiden by four lengths over 1200m at Moonee Valley last month and went right on with the...
Ducimus stock impress Miller at Magic Millions
Ducimus has his first crop with all the right trainers and that will count when the 2yo season gets serious in 2022-23. They’re built to be early winners and have all the right credentials being by a Flemington 2yo Stakes winning son of super-sire Snitzel. Ducimus...
Supreme test for Amelia’s Jewel at Ascot
Amelia Park’s success in the sale-ring continued at Oaklands this week when its Snitzel - Amelia's la Bout filly made $475,000 to the bid of trainer Clinton McDonald. WA-based Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh sold her through the Segenhoe Thoroughbreds consignment as Lot...
Miss Frost back in business at Ascot
Three days after topping overall turnover at the Perth Magic Millions, Yarradale Stud was back in business at Ascot winning the Glenroy Chaff Hcp (1000m) with Miss Frost. Yarradale owner Ron Sayers sold Miss Frost to David Reed at the 2017 Yarradale Yearling Sale and...
Blackfriars a Constant in Ascot 1000 Guineas
Constant Dreaming provided her sire Blackfriars (Danehill) with his 46th individual stakes winner in the LR Ascot 1000 Guineas (1800m) on Saturday. The Adam Durrant-trained filly (Photo: Western Racepix) is from the final crop of the Scenic Lodge legend and is his...
Pearce Racing steals a Bondi in Perth
Pearce Racing bought two yearlings by Lynward Park sire Bondi (Snitzel) at the Perth Magic Millions earlier this week and wasted no time recouping a slice of that spend with the help of their Lynward Park graduate Fear The Wind at Ascot’s twilight meeting on...
Playing God tops turnover at Magic Millions
Group 1 stallion Playing God topped turnover at this week’s Perth Magic Millions with 24 yearlings finding new homes for $2,283,500. The Darling View Thoroughbreds champion also led local sires on the leader-board for averages at $95,146. It was his second win...
Stunning Sale results in Swan Valley
Magic Millions has drawn the curtain on a stunning Perth Yearling Sale with another strong set of figures for Book 2 on Wednesday. Across two sessions in the Swan Valley, turnover increased by 35% to $18.66 million and the average rose by 24% to $68,871 off a...
Playing God colt tops Perth Magic Millions
Western Australian vendors are celebrating a win against the odds following record-breaking Day 1 results at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Despite border restrictions, local buyers responded with an overall spend of $12.76 million on the 140 Lots that...
Misty Valley Man a Fernie Favourite
Perth Magic Millions vendors dominated the LR Detonator Stakes meeting with six winners at Ascot on Saturday The two-day Perth Yearling Sale commences at 4pm (AEST) on Tuesday and inspections have been conducted in extremely hot conditions with the mercury failing to...
