The E Dees Cam stallion Warrawee Needy was imported from Canada in 2016 and after Tuesday’s meeting at Menangle he is now the sire of two 1:50 performers among his 63 Australian bred winners. Warrawee Needy previously sired Uncle Shank which took a record of 1:49.4 in the USA and on Tuesday he added the…
Arts Treasure, the dam of Lot 124 in next weekend’s Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale, has produced a jewel in the Captaintreacherous 3yo Kabochon. Racing first-up, the 3yo gelding Kabochon started a $1.22 favourite for trainer/driver Jocelyn Young and, after doing some work early from his outside draw, he showed his class to draw away in…
The 5yo Rock N Roll Heaven mare Rocknroll Sass brought us successive wins when she led throughout to win at Pinjarra on Monday. It was her 12th win overall and her earnings are now $97,667 for owner/trainer Nathan Turvey and driver Gary Hall Jnr. Just A Bit Sassy, the dam of Rocknroll Sass, took a…
Last Saturday night at Menangle was Chariots of Fire night and one of the supporting events was the $25,500 Waratah Stakes which was won by the beautifully named A Rocknroll Dance mare Pas De Cheval for trainer Steve Turnbull and driver Amanda Turnbull. The win in a time of 1:51.2 for the mile lowered the…
As if her record of seven winners from nine starters wasn’t good enough the Presidential Ball mare Miss Hazel p,1:57.0 $310,063 notched her eighth winner when Little Arty Miss won her first race at Friday’s meeting at Wagga. Little Arty Miss rated 1:56.6 over the 1740 metres with the final half in 57.3 as she…
The 2024 Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale gets under way at the Riverside Complex at Warwick Farm on Sunday 10th March and vendors are full of anxious anticipation as the day draws near. On Saturday night at Elwick in Tasmania, site of the 2024 Nutrien Tasmanian Sale a little over five weeks ago, that State’s only…
The opening race at last Friday’s Wagga meeting was a 2yo race and it was taken out in impressive fashion by the Sweet Lou colt Springfield Amore for trainer/driver Brad Hewitt and owners Boots Properties Racing Pty Ltd. The colt rated 1:55.4 over the 1740 metres at his debut and sprinted the last half in…
The leading First Season 2yo Sires in North America in 2023 were Captain Crunch (103 foals, 62 starters which earned $1,336,853) and Bettors Wish (39 foals, 25 starters which earned $1,211,481). Captain Crunch’s first Australasian foals commenced racing in February and he is already the sire of eight Australian 2yo starters and the New Zealand…
The Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale on March 10th provides potential purchasers with a choice of yearlings by 35 different sires and those sires represent the cream of stallions. For example there are eight yearlings by the super dual-hemisphere sire Bettors Delight and in 2023 he was Leading Sire in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.…
Bruce and Vicki Edward established Durham Park in 2006 and in this year’s Nutrien Melbourne Yearling Sale they have a draft of 11 – five fillies, five colts and one gelding. Three of the fillies are described by Bruce Edward as stunners and among the best yearlings he has ever presented for sale. Coming from…
