STAY HUNGRY saw his first $100,000+ earner this weekend after filly Hunger Strike went back-to-back to win the $156,000 APG Sales Graduate 2YO Final at Albion Park. The win kept STAY HUNGRY at the top of the Australian First Season Sire table on average earnings, and winners to starters strike rate (52%) from a debut…
Five solid winners for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week including a new three-year-old winner in Destiny Stride, a filly who took her first 3YO win at Penrith. Elsewhere in NSW, Captain of Speed took her earnings to $61,000 at Leeton, and in 1:53.9, Cobalt Stride made it three wins from four starts when he saluted at Menangle.…
STAY HUNGRY remains firmly on top of the Australian Freshman Sires’ table on overall winners – ten from just 19 starters including now dual-winning filly Hunger Strike who clocked 1:54.9 to win by 12m in a heat of the APG Graduate 2YO Series at Albion Park. In North America, his progeny have just ticked over…
Up at Redcliffe it was CAPTAINTREACHEROUS son Captains Pick in the winners’ stall for the 18th time, his victory tipping his bank almost to $150,000! CAPTAIN continues to sit at the top of the Australian all-age sires table this season on average earnings, and the 2YO sires table for both average and overall prizemoney. In…
What a huge weekend for our world class sires! CAPTAINTREACHEROUS was the sire of no fewer than eleven winners across Australasia and an exciting 1:49.3 winner in North America – Flawless in a leg of the Pennsylvania Sires Stakes for 3YO Fillies. At home he was represented by new 3YO winners Squadron at Newcastle and…
Six solid winners for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week but first things first – TALL DARK STRANGER had his first big winner in the US this week with Realmenwearblu taking a $40,000 leg of the Kentucky Sires Stakes at Oak Grove in 1:54.2! That makes three winner so far in the recently started 2YO season, along with…
Harness Racing Victoria’s Horse of the Year awards for the 2023 season were announced at Melton on Saturday night, and Empire sires were well represented as always. CAPTAINTREACHEROUS had three winners while SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE was represented once: Victorian 3YO Pacing Colt of the Year – Petracca (Captaintreacherous, $222,400; 1:54.5) Victorian 4YO Pacing Mare of the Year…
Good features and great times for progeny of CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this weekend, headed by Captain Tom’s win in the Temora Cup. Mare Madrigal took The Western Star at Marburg, taking her bank up to $77,000 while Montana DJ reached $160,000 with his 1:53.1 win at Gloucester Park. Captain of Speed topped $57,000 with a salute at…
Four solid winners as usual for leading Australian 2YO Pacing Sire on earnings and average earnings and All-Age Pacing Sire on average earnings, CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week. Admiralofthefleet took a heat of the Challenge Pace at Swan Hill by 6.4m, Captains Pick took his earnings past $145,000 with win #18 at Redcliffe, Mick Danger posted 1:56.6…
A solid weekend from our boys in both hemispheres…. CAPTAINTREACHEROUS secured three new winners – three-year-olds at Addington Magician and Captain Kobe, and at Shepparton, mare Magicaftermidnight. His established sons took the goods at Albion Park – Sure Thing Captain surpassed $150,000 in earnings with his 1:53.5 win while NZ import We Always Have Faith…