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Records Broken As Share In Zoustar Fetches A$1.3m At Inglis Digital Sale

Zoustar (Aus) continued his march Down Under by breaking the record for the most expensive stallion share ever sold at public auction in Australia when topping the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale at A$1.3m. Interest in the Qatar Bloodstock offering was global and led to some extraordinary participation, with 15 bids for the 1/60th share placed above A$1m alone. It was Bangaloe Stud who struck the winning bid with Qatar's David Redvers describing the result as "fabulous''. "I was fascinated by the whole process," he said. "It's a very...

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Champion Sire Fastnet Rock Pensioned At Coolmore Australia

Dual Australian Champion Sire Fastnet Rock (Aus) (Danehill) has been pensioned from stallion duty, Coolmore Australia announced. Bred by Linley Investments, the son of Piccadilly Circus (Aus) (Royal Academy) would go on to race for an ownership group and trainer Paul Perry. His best days on the racecourse were in 2005, where he won the G1 Lightning S. and G1 Oakleigh Plate in succession. Named both Australian Champion Sprinter and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt that year, Fastnet Rock retired to stud with a mark of 19-6-7-2 and $1,312,623 in earnings. As...

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Australian Horse Of The Year And Champion Sire Lonhro Dies At 25

by TTR AusNZ/Keely Mckitterick Australian Horse of the Year Lonhro (Aus) (Octagonal {NZ}--Shadea {NZ}, by Straight Strike) has died at the age of 25, Darley Australia announced on Friday. The Woodlands Stud homebred was pensioned in March of 2023. "A wonderful contributor to the Australian racing and breeding worlds, and as 'the people's champion' Lonhro will be forever remembered for what he was able to achieve on the racetrack," said Godolphin Australia's Corporate Director, Ross Cole said in a statement. "Lonhro had a huge and well-earned following, and he earnt...

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