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Figures released by Michael Ford, Keeper of the Australian Stud Book, show that Thoroughbred coverings for 2008 will be around 26,100 mares with Fastnet Rock (pictured) the busiest of all stallions last spring covering 248 mares at Coolmore in the Hunter Valley.
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The Sydney Classic Sale concluded at Newmarket today, with 392 horses selling for $10,410,500 at an average of $26,557 at a clearance rate of 73%.
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10th Feb 2009
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The Australian Racing Board Chairman, Mr Bob Bentley, expressed his thanks to racing bodies from around Australia who have moved quickly to donate to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
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Led by Patinack Farm, the top end of the Sydney Classic Sale grew today, with eight $100,000 yearlings lifting the average price to $28,614 - down just 10% on last year’s figures.
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The Sydney Classic Sale opened in Sydney this afternoon achieving solid results noting the current economic climate, with 83 yearlings selling in today’s shortened session for $2,104,500 at an average of $25,355 and median of $20,000.
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Led by G1 CF Orr Stakes winner Maldivian and Blue Diamond favourite Rostova, Inglis graduates dominated proceedings at today’s re-scheduled Caulfield meeting.
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Boom filly Rostova has made it three wins from as many career starts in today's fillies Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) and the streak does looks tough to stop as she heads to the main event in a fortnight.
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Delago Bolt repaid his purchase price three times over and rewarded some shrewd planning on the part of Gary Portelli when scoring an impressive win in the Golden Slipper Festival Handicap (1200m) at Rosehill today.
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This weekend’s Group 1 Sportingbet Orr Stakes meeting at Caulfield, which was to be held on Saturday, will now be conducted on Sunday due to concerns over the forecast high temperatures.
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Due to the forecast high temperatures in Sydney and the transfer of the important Melbourne C F ORR Stakes Race Meeting to Sunday February 8, several changes have been made to the programme for the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
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The Australian Racing Board Chairman has said that last night’s vote in the Senate against a horse disease response levy bill was a massive sell out by the Federal Opposition.
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SYDNEY Turf Club's feature Expressway Stakes meeting will go ahead at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow despite the heatwave conditions that have forced the transfer of Caulfield's Orr Stakes to Sunday.
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Trainer Danny O’Brien’s Dubai racing experiment kicks off on Thursday night when Group 1 winning veteran Valedictum makes his Nad al Sheba debut.
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Racing NSW and Sydney Turf Club officials have decided that the starting time of the race meeting on Saturday be rescheduled from 1:10pm back to 2:30pm.
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