God Has Spoken - New Winner

Consigned by Baroda Stud, VIA SIENNA (lot 120) has been added to the ARQANA Vente d’Élevage catalogue and will be offered during the first evening of the sale on Saturday 7 December in Deauville.

Three and a half years after taking a $1000 punt on a pedigree they liked on gavelhouse.com, Ian and Shelley Wright landed their richest prize in racing when Farag (NZ) (Sacred Falls) romped to a 20-length runaway in Sunday’s A$300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool.

Australasian bred sprinters have dominated the Group I Hong Kong Sprint accounting for eight of the past 10 winners so let’s take a look at the candidates for this Sunday following the barrier draw.

Robbie Patterson is confident One Bold Cat can be a major player this weekend in his pursuit for another top-flight title.

This stallion has been making news all over the world this year and one of our champion Australian trainers is already ahead of the trend.

There was only a small field for the juvenile maiden at Geelong on Thursday, but the winner was a $600,000 Inglis Easter colt by Snitzel offered in the Widden Stud draft and he might prove to be well above average.

Impressive debutant Cheaha was the latest of Wexford Stables’ three-year-olds to step into the winner’s circle, and on Saturday at Ellerslie, five of his stablemates will take their place in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m).

A crack at a major summer sprinting prize against the older horses hasn’t been ruled out for quality three-year-old Poetic Champion.

The Lindsay Park team produced a promising debut winner at Geelong on Tuesday when Pierata filly Sea Poem saluted as favourite brining a timely pedigree update her half-brother heading to Karaka Book 1 for Cambridge Stud.

From Hong Kong’s stunning speedster Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) to a long line of Australian stars including cover girl Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel), New Zealand is a world-renowned source of exceptional thoroughbred talent. The catalogues for Karaka 2025 are crammed with well-credentialled candidates to add to that reputation.