CAPTAINTREACHEROUS continues to top the Australian 3YO sires table with 52 winners securing over $2.41m this season for an average of $32,216 per runner including this week Captain Ritchie (1:54.6, Menangle) and Rustenburg (Winton). Also in the money this week was Peligroso, taking a win at Gloucester Park. CAPTAIN also tops the Australian 2YO averages…
Some nice winners this weekend for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS including six three-year-olds! His sole 2YO winner was filly Treacherous Love who took a Sires Stakes heat in 1:55 at Ashburton, taking her earnings past $53,000. Platinum Stride took a heat of the SA Pacing Cup at Globe Derby Park, but the 3YOs were on the march –…
It’s been a good few days for STAY HUNGRY with his star filly Zanatta downing Twin B Joe Fresh in her Breeders Crown Elimination at Harrah’s (below) in 1:52, Sarasota Hanover claiming her leg of the Meadowlands 2YO Fillies Kindergarten Series in 1:50.3, and at Cumberland, Hungry For Love took a 3YO Fillies Kentucky Sire…
A half-dozen for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS locally this week and some exciting results in America too for both him and STAY HUNGRY. First though – a Redcliffe treble with Captains Pick hitting the $120K mark, Highly Respected in win #9 and Gidup Captain saluting again in Queensland, and three-year-old winners elsewhere… Dontstopmenow at Alexandra Park, Captain Tom…
And what a weekend it was! CAPTAINTREACHEROUS sired the trifecta in the $200,000 GROUP 1 Victoria Derby, headed by Petracca and followed in by Perfect Class and Captain Hammerhead – congratulations to connections of this powerful group of boys. Lux Aeterna continued her successful campaign taking the NSW Breeders Challenge 2YO Fillies Semi Final in…
A good spread of winners across AUNZ this week for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS! New 3YO winner at Wyndam Rustenberg joined more seasoned young campaigners on the winners list with Menangle double act Bainbridge, 1:53.2 in a heat of the NSW Breeders Challenge and My Ultimate Carter in 1:53.3. Win number three for Zeus Dan at Globe Derby…
Perhaps CAPTAINTREACHEROUS‘ quietest achieving daughter is August Moon and this weekend the filly claimed the GROUP 1 WA Oaks at Gloucester Park, taking her earnings to over $210,000 and her strike rate to nine wins from seventeen starts – congrats to owners! Staking his claim in another Group 1, Petracca was successful by 5m in…
With all the TALL DARK STRANGER and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS lots now through the ring at the 2023 Lexington Sales it’s safe to say that the multi-millionaire son of Bettors Delight has had an outstanding debut as a commercial sire. TALL DARK STRANGER over all had sixty lots presented to buyers which brought in a total of…
We’ll take a look at the incredible Lexington Sales results for TALL DARK STRANGER and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS separately but for now, CAPTAIN‘s local winners are a worth a closer look! At Addington this week, two exciting winners – Millwood Nike took a heat of the Success series in 1:55.2 to maintain her unbeaten run, extending it…
Four solid juvenile winners for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week – two new two-year-old winners in Jorge Street at Wagga and Chase A Dream in just his second start at Addington. Filly Blackjack Beth brought up $35,000 at Albion Park while at Kilmore, Perfect Class won the 2023 Reg Withers 3YO Classic, now with a bank of…