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Redoute's Choice Colt New MM Sale Topper

Bay yearling brings Aust$950,000 ($848,937 in U.S. funds)during Gold Coast yearling auction's fourth session.

 Saturday, January 09, 2010

Magic Millions Sale Continues Strong

The 2008 Magic Millions broodmare sale continued to post strong numbers, with the stakes-winning Shalt Not brining $1.05 million to top the second day of the five-day auction.

 Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Miss Finland Upset in Futurity Stakes

Miss Finland Upset in Futurity Stakes

Craig Williams, who steered the great Australian Miss Finland to over $4 million in prize money before sensationally and publicly sacked from riding her two weeks back, was smiling broadly half way down the stretch in the group I Futurity Stakes at Caulfield March 1.

 Sunday, March 02, 2008
Miss Finland To Target Melbourne Cup

Miss Finland To Target Melbourne Cup

Miss Finland (Redoute's Choice-Forest Pearl by Woodman) will contest the Aus$3.5 million Cox Plate over 10 furlongs at Moonee Valley racecourse in Melbourne Oct. 27.

 Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Anamato Makes U.S. Debut in American Oaks

Anamato Makes U.S. Debut in American Oaks

Though she has her work cut out against a formidable field in the $750,000 American Oaks Invitational (gr. IT) Saturday at Hollywood Park, the intriguing Anamato could become the first Australian-bred and trained horse in recent history to win a major North American race.

 Friday, July 06, 2007

Anamato Hits Cushion Track After Clearing Quarantine

Anamato, expected to be the first Australian horse to start in the American Oaks (gr. IT) when the $750,000 international race is run July 7, cleared quarantine and exercised on the Hollywood Park Cushion Track for the first time Wednesday morning.

 Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Aussie Star Anamato Expected for American Oaks

Australian filly star Anamato is scheduled to be shipped to California Sunday for the $750,000 American Oaks (gr. IT) on July 7 at Hollywood Park.

 Thursday, June 14, 2007

Understudies Prevail in Adelaide Group I Events

Anamato and Universal Queen, in the shadows of the leading Australian fillies Miss Andretti and Miss Finland all season, broke through with group I wins at Morphettville on April 21.

 Sunday, April 22, 2007

Miss Finland Finally Beats Males in Aussie Guineas

Miss Finland advanced another step in her quest for greatness while defeating the males in the AUS$750,000 Australian Guineas (Aus-I) March 10.

 Sunday, March 11, 2007

Blue Diamond Shines Bright for Dunn Again

Dwayne Dunn completed a rare three-peat in a major with his grand ride on Sleek Chassis in the $1 million (Australian funds) Blue Diamond Stakes, (Aus-1) on Feb 24.

 Sunday, February 25, 2007

Miss Finland Takes Victoria Oaks; Has Other Goals

Miss Finland is set to campaign in the Northern Hemisphere after landing her third major win of 2006 in the Victoria Oaks (Aust-I).

 Thursday, November 09, 2006

'Omagh Goes Out a Winner in Epic Cox Plate

Fields of Omagh manufactured a sensational career finale with a stunning last-to-first victory in the $3 million (Australian) W.S. Cox Plate (Aus-I) at Moonee Valley on Oct 28.

 Sunday, October 29, 2006

Tawqeet Squeaks By in Caulfield Cup Upset

Sheikh Hamdan gained another major Australian success when his Kingmambo son, Tawqeet, triumphed in a dramatic Caulfield Cup (Aus-I) Oct 21.

 Sunday, October 22, 2006

Miss Finland Takes Australian Thousand Guineas

Miss Finland regained her territorial right as the leading filly of her age with a last-to-first win in Australia's One Thousand Guineas (Aus-I) at Caulfield Oct. 18.

 Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Growl Gives Sire Montjeu a Caulfield Cup Shot

Montjeu's southern success as a sire has not kept pace with the Hurricane Run-led charge in Europe. But Coolmore's Sadler's Wells son has a live chance in next Saturday's $2.5 million (Australian funds) Caulfield Cup (Aus-I) with the aptly named Growl.

 Sunday, October 15, 2006

Tawqeet Gives Kingmambo First Aussie GI Win

Kingmambo sired his first Southern Hemisphere grade I winner as the U.S. bred Tawqeet won the $600,000 (Australian) Metropolitan Handicap (Aus-I) at Randwick on Oct 7.

 Sunday, October 08, 2006

Miss Finland is Legacy to Sheikh Maktoum

Miss Finland, the 50th winner of the Golden Slipper (Aust-I), is a legacy of an arrangement between Arrowfield Stud principal John Messara and the late Sheikh Maktoum.

 Monday, April 10, 2006

Miss Finland Takes Australia's Golden Slipper

Trainer David Hayes followed in his famous father's footsteps when Miss Finland took out the $3 million Golden Slipper (AUS-I) at Rosehill Gardens Saturday.

 Saturday, April 08, 2006

Zabeel Filly Leads Way as New Zealand Sale Opens

Something strange highlighted the opening day of New Zealand's biggest yearling sale at Karaka in Auckland on Monday. Fillies dominated.

 Monday, January 30, 2006

Barely a Moment Notches Second Group I

Barely a Moment collected his second consecutive group I and third overall in taking the Toorak Handicap (Aust-I) on the first of the three-day Melboune Racing Club's Spring Carnival Oct 8.

 Monday, October 10, 2005

Old Partners Produce Big 'Moment' at Caulfield

A partnership forged in the cauldron that is Hong Kong racing produced a big payoff with the win of Barely a Moment in the Dubai Racing Club Cup (Aus-I) at Caulfield on Sept. 17.

 Sunday, September 18, 2005

Bullish Luck Swoops to Hong Kong Gold Cup

Kentucky-bred Bullish Luck stormed through late to snatch the $1,028,925 Hong Kong Gold Cup (HK-I) at 2,000 meters as trainer Tony Cruz and jockey Felix Coetzee continued their strong seasons Sunday at Sha Tin racecourse.

 Sunday, February 22, 2004

Son of Chief's Crown Wins Group I Sprint in Hong Kong

The Chinese New Year program Thursday at Hong Kong's Sha Tin Racecourse was highlighted by group I victories by a leading candidate for next month's Hong Kong Derby and by a son of Chief's Crown.

 Friday, February 15, 2002

Australian Trainer Dies in Plane Crash

One of Australia's leading trainers, Peter Hayes, was killed when the plane in which he was a passenger crashed in Victoria, Australia, on Tuesday. An unidentified 67-year-old pilot also died in the crash.

 Tuesday, March 13, 2001