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Fastnet Rock Colt Shines as Easter Sale Opens

A son of Fastnet Rock topped the opening day of the William Inglis & Son Easter yearling sale April 10 in Australia. He brought Aust$1 million ($1,029,490 in U.S. funds).

 Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Fastnet Rock Colt Sets Pace at Melbourne Sale

A Fastnet Rock colt became the highest-priced horse sold so far at William Inglis & Son's Melbourne premier yearling sale, commanding Aust$500,000 ($534,930 in U.S. funds) during the second session of the auction Feb. 28.

 Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Fastnet Rock Filly Tops 1st Melbourne Session

A daughter of Fastnet Rock brought Aust$300,000 ($320,670 in U.S. funds) Feb. 27 to top the opening session of the William Inglis & Son Melbourne premier yearling sale in Australia.

 Monday, February 27, 2012

Inglis Easter Sale Has 579 Yearlings

William Inglis & Son has cataloged 579 horses for its 96th annual Easter yearling sale, which will be held April 10-12 at the company's Newmarket complex in Sydney, Australia.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Fastnet Rock Colt Tops NZ Premier Sale

The Karaka premier yearling sale in New Zealand ended its two-day run Jan. 31 with a seven-figure horse, but its gross revenue, average price, and median price all declined.

 Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Fastnet Rock Colt Shines on MM Sale's 2nd Day

A colt by red-hot Coolmore Stud sire Fastnet Rock stole the show Jan. 12 during the second session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale.

 Thursday, January 12, 2012

Fastnet Rock Filly Leads Way at MM Sale

A filly by Fastnet Rock topped the second and final select session of the Magic Millions national weanling sale May 26 in Australia. Offered by Coolmore Stud, the filly was knocked down to VCB/Garry Cuddy for Aust$185,000.

 Thursday, May 26, 2011

Magic Millions Sale's Average Rises 11.2%

A Fastnet Rock colt topped the second and final session of the Magic Millions national horses in training sale in Australia Oct. 28, bringing Aust$150,000 ($145,640 in U.S. funds).

 Thursday, October 28, 2010

Gross for Select Inglis Weanlings Doubles

A competitive buying bench helped the select weanlings sold during William Inglis & Son's Australian weanling and breeding stock sale gross Aust$7.026 million ($6,107,650 in U.S. funds).

 Friday, June 25, 2010

MM Yearling Sale Gross Increases 100.1%

The Magic Millions national yearling sale got off to a strong start June 6 in Australia. The average price was up 42.3%.

 Sunday, June 06, 2010

Magic Millions Weanling Sale Soars in Opener

The Magic Millions national weanling sale got off to a rousing start in Australia May 26. The gross during the first session was up 93% from a year ago, and the average price rose 50.5%.

 Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Fastnet Rock's Australian Fee Doubles

Coolmore Australia has reduced many of its stallion fees for the 2010 season with one notable exception.

 Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Australian Easter Sale Suffers Setbacks

Gros falls 10.4% from last year while the average and median decline 8.5% and 11.1%, respectively.

 Thursday, April 08, 2010

Fastnet Rock Colt Sets Pace in Perth Sale

Yearling brings Aust$180,000 ($161,752 in U.S. funds)on auction's second day.

 Thursday, January 28, 2010

Gross Increases 20% at Inglis Yearling Sale

Average rises 23.7% during Sydney Classic auction in Australia.

 Monday, January 25, 2010

Australia Posts 10% Drop in Breedings

Australian sires covered more than 23,000 mares during the 2009 breeding season.

 Thursday, January 21, 2010

Fastnet Rock Top Australia Covering Sire

Headed by Fastnet Rock, Coolmore Stud stallions filled six of the top 10 places in terms of number of mares covered during the 2008 Australian breeding season.

 Friday, February 13, 2009

Fastnet Rock Colt Tops Magic Millions Weanling Sale

A Fastnet Rock colt sold for Aust$370,000 (U.S. 307,000) Thursday to top the second and final session of the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale in Australia.

 Thursday, May 31, 2007

Alinghi Ready For U.S. Assault

Forty minutes before Makybe Diva completed one of the biggest days in racing for Lee Freedman, with a history-making Australian Cup success March 12, the handler's table was set by a grand win by Alinghi in the Newmarket Handicap (Aust-I). Freedman has trained more than 100 group I winners.

 Monday, March 14, 2005

Elvstroem, Makybe Diva In a Thriller

Australian horses being primed for raids in Asia and Europe had a day out at Melbourne's Caulfield oval Feb 26. Elvstroem and Makybe Diva staged a thrilling St. George (Aust-II) renewal, and Fastnet Rock broke a 120 year-old weight record to land the Oakleigh Plate (Aust-I).

 Monday, February 28, 2005