Encosta Colt Stars on Day One at MM
(7th January 2009, Australia)
Coolmore Australia provided the highlight offering on day one of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast when the Encosta de Lago colt from star producer Surrealist fetched $2 million to the bid of champion trainer Gai Waterhouse.
Galileo’s son Approach is just Champion
(18th October 2008, Ireland)
New Approach (3c Galileo-Park Express, by Ahonoora) brought the curtain down on his career in spectacular fashion with a devastating six-length victory in the G1 Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
Causeway juvenile wins G1 Dewhurst
(18th October 2008, America)
More often than not the G1 Dewhurst Stakes proves the most important juvenile colts’ contest in Britain and this year’s winner Intense Focus (2c Giant’s Causeway-Daneleta, by Danehill) looked every bit as gutsy as past victors.
Newmarket G2 glory for Choisir
(18th October 2008, Ireland)
The admirably consistent Choisir colt Stimulation (3c Choisir-Damiana, by Thatching) was a decisive length and a quarter winner of the G2 Victor Challenge Stakes on Champions’ Day at Newmarket on Saturday.
First Winner for Fastnet Rock
(18th October 2008, Australia)
Champion sprinter Fastnet Rock sired his first winner when two year-old filly San Cristobel (2f Fastnet Rock x Galapagos Girl, by Dehere) won the 900 metre maiden at Bendigo on Saturday by more than two lengths.
Rising Stars Give Encosta a Stakes Double
(18th October 2008, Australia)
Champion sire Encosta de Lago enjoyed a memorable Saturday with scintillating prospect Northern Meteor breaking another course record at Randwick and Pre Eminence emerging as a leading Victoria Derby contender at Caulfield.
Caulfield Success for Royal Discretion
(18th October 2008, Australia)
Gai Waterhouse had a red-letter day at Randwick on Saturday but she was also in the winning groove at Caulfield where classy Royal Discretion scored a powerful win in the Group Three MRC Jayco Cup.
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