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From Legacy to Launchpad: Baring Bloodstock’s QBRED Reduction Sale Opens the Gate to New Opportunity One of Queensland’s most successful standardbred nurseries is turning a page this week, as Baring Bloodstock launches its QBRED Reduction Sale — an online auction offering breeders rare access to a deeply curated lineup of mares in foal, and young stock bred for Queensland […]
Last Sunday at the Waikouaiti harness racing meeting Greg Hope achieved a major milestone reached by just a few when he became a member of the elite trainers 1000 winners club. “It’s a bit of a relief that we got there. It was one thing I’ve always wanted to do. We’re both thrilled to have […]
Selecting the ideal yearling at the 2025 Ladbrokes Sunshine Stars Yearling Sale, set down for the 23rd of February (the biggest and best option in the north in 2025) requires thorough preparation and a keen eye for detail. Here are key steps to guide your selection process: Study the Catalogue: Begin by reviewing the sale […]
Bruce and Vicki Edward’s Durham Park Standardbreds has been one of the largest and most successful vendors at Victorian yearling sales for more than a decade. Among the host of ‘black type’ performers they have bred and sold at the sales are the Auckland Cup and Harness Jewels victor Turn It Up ($928,525), Barimah ($477,144), […]
Harness racing horseman Travis Cullen, enjoying a hot first half of 2024, reached $20 million in career driving earnings as he won the feature at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (Apr. 2). Cullen let Exotic Dragon (Custard The Dragon) sit the pocket behind Major League N (Ed Hensley), who set a […]
Heats of the $50,000 Group Three Mildura Cup were held last night (April 2nd) and a Nutrien Sale graduate in Dangerous (Sweet Lou) was an impressive winner of the first heat for trainer Shane Sanderson and driver Abby Sanderson. The final will be held this Saturday, April 6th, and the vendors of Lot 183 in […]
The sub-2:00 harness racing win on debut of the American Ideal 3yo filly Ultimate Joy at Maryborough on Monday gave her dam Lombo Cloud Nine a perfect four from four with her current 2yo now named and in the stables of Russell Jack. Lot 263 in the Nutrien Melbourne Yearling Sale on the weekend of […]
Star New Zealand gelding We Walk By Faith (Bettor’s Delight) is heading back to his country of birth and is expected to start in a heat of the NSW Derby on March 2nd for harness racing trainers Mark and Nathan Purdon. The $200,000 Group One final of the NSW Derby is set down for Miracle […]
Peter Bell and the team at Egmont Park Stud will spend this week putting the finishing touches on the 14 yearlings they will take to next weekend’s Sunshine Stars Yearling Sale. With such a large group of quality yearlings to pick from, Peter has picked out his star lots to help potential purchasers with a […]
January 26th sees the first Tasmanian Yearling Sale run by Nutrien Equine Standardbred and a total of 23 Lots will be offered for Sale. All 23 yearlings are eligible for the Nutrien Sales Classic and the auction will form part of the race-meeting at Carrick Park. The sale will get under way at 7:00pm and […]
The catalogue for the 2024 Bathurst Yearling Sale is being finalised and sent to the printers. As TV spy Maxwell Smart would have said – “Missed it by that much!!!” Last night’s Hobart meeting saw the Steve Lukac trained and Dylan Ford driven Lynryd Skynryd hold off the short-priced favourite Mickey Oh to take out […]
