Next weekend sees the launch of the 2024 yearling sale season and there are a wonderful range of Empire stallion-sired lots on offer for those buyers seeking quality for the 2025 racing season and beyond. Tasmanians can enjoy their public holiday at the first Nutrien sale at Carrick Park, or bid online from the comfort…
Another season of yearling sales is about to begin and Empire are proud to see a huge list of lots on offer from astute vendors who bred to our world class stallions. Be sure to mark these exceptional fillies and colts in your catalogue books – click the lot number to see each pedigree: Friday…
A big win locally for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS with Perfect Class clocking 1:55.5 at Melton to win the $150,000 Breeders Crown 3YO Colts & Geldings Championship, while overseas he had a massive card at The Meadowlands. Allywag Hanover became his highest ever earner with his win in the $350,000 Fan Duel Championship taking his overall bank to…
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS represented by three juveniles this weekend – Star Lavra crowned the WA Derby Consolation winner, one of a Gloucester Park double with filly Castella Dellacqua who posted her fourth win to top $63,000 in earnings, while at Addington, two-year-old Chase A Dream made it three wins from five starts. In North America, he continued…
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…
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…