ARQANA Autumn Sale – Day 1: top price of €480,000 for the Wild Card NEWLOOK The Autumn Sale began on Monday with the day reserved for flat and National…
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Located in the prestigious seaside resort of Deauville in the heart of Normandy, one of the centres of the French breeding industry, ARQANA is France’s leading auction house and occupies…
The Victorian breeding industry has come together to celebrate an incredible year and honour its champions and rising stars at this year’s Victorian Breeding Awards. For the ninth time Written…
The thoroughbred breeding and racing industry is an industry built on hard work and relationships. The importance of developing an industry network is priceless for a young person, in order…
Three weeks and a day ago, second season sire The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) didn’t have a Group 1 winner to his name and, for some, the wait was becoming tense. Now…
‘One of the most outstanding types I’ve seen’ – confidence in Wootton Bassett crackles at Karaka John Camilleri-bred filly by Coolmore shuttler sells for NZ$800,000 on final Book 1 day…
Well, the 2024 yearling sales season is off to a flying start! This year saw a record number of yearlings being catalogued with Magic Millions putting on an extra day…
Vinery Stud’s exciting first-season stallion Exceedance sired his first winner and stakes winner on Tuesday when the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Dublin Down won the G3 Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington,…
Group 1 racing returned for the season at Caulfield with a metro double for Belmont Bloodstock purchases as NUNTHORPE took out the third race on the card, before VEIGHT handed…
Belmont Bloodstock’s Damon Gabbedy, acting on behalf of trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy, made his presence felt during the first session of the Arqana August Sale in Deauville on Friday…
The Autumn Sun filly Coco Sun stayed perfect at two for two when opening her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Oaklands Plate (1400m) at Morphettville Parks. Two for two for…
The growing influence of European-based stallions on Australian racecourses and its bloodstock markets is set to fuel activity from southern hemisphere buyers at upcoming sales in England and France over…
The 61st running of the G3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ S. at Flemington on Saturday for fillies saw the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Bossy Nic (Nicconi) prove much too classy for her opposition, at…
On Yulong Stud Newmarket Stakes Day at Flemington, the exciting 2yo colt Veight credited Yulong’s first-season stallion Grunt with a maiden stakes success in a dramatic $300,000 Group II MSS…
When the aptly named Veight (vee eight) came home 6l in front of his rivals it was a fine advert for his sire Grunt, a son of New Zealand breed-shaper…
The outstanding win of GOLD TRIP (FR) in the 2022 G1 Melbourne Cup has shone the spotlight firmly on the French auction house Arqana. In a timely reminder that the…
Following a few years of travel restrictions, Australasians will make the popular pilgrimage to Arqana for their August Yearling Sale, one of the highlights of the European sales calendar, which…
In today’s Instalment of 2022 Rapid Round, we feature a quick-fire round with Lauren Dunning the executive bloodstock assistant at Belmont Bloodstock (FBAA). TDN AusNZ: What is your first memory…
A Star is born in Inglis Millennium The Blue Diamond or the Golden Slipper – that is the question facing trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy following the dominant win…
As has been seen throughout the European yearling season so far, there was a buoyant level of trade in Deauville on Monday, with figures exceeding the pre-pandemic returns of 2019….
Timing is everything in life and in horses. Wins by the imports Hosier at Flemington ad Kingsheir at Royal Randwick shone the spotlight on the upcoming Arqana Yearling Sales to…
The Northern Hemisphere yearling sales have become an increasingly important shopping destination for investors from Australia and New Zealand, and Arqana’s sales in France have been no exception, with the…
The latest episode of ‘The Shortlist’ is out – featuring FBAA members Damon Gabbedy of Belmont Bloodstock and Suman Hedge of Suman Hedge Bloodstock. They discuss their thoughts on the…
Should diminutive Tasmanian mare Still A Star (Toronado {Ire}) upstage Australasia’s best milers and win Saturday’s $5 million All-Star Mile for her ailing trainer Bill Ryan, it would represent one…
Ahh, the Gold Coast… I have been coming to the Magic Millions for over 20- 25 years and I have a confession to make, I used to hate the Gold…
The potential Peters saw in the standout colt from Dundeel’s first crop five years ago bore fruit at the elite level on Saturday when Truly Great delivered a sixth success…
Sometimes in breeding and racing you’re rewarded for your own judgement. Sometimes other people’s decisions work for you. The latter is the case concerning former WA Supreme Court judge Robert Anderson and…
Group 1-winning Flemington trainer Denis Pagan has gone international with the purchase of a colt during the opening day of the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale at Newmarket. He enlisted the…
At his seventh start in stakes company, Stageman (Written Tycoon) secured his first black-type victory in the Listed Black Heart Bart S. at Belmont on Saturday marking another feature win…
A daughter of Playing God has topped the Mungrup Stud Online Dispersal Sale hosted by Magic Millions with a closing bid of $110,000 for Lot 50. Belmont Bloodstock Agency principal…
