Grunt - New Winner

It was yet another big win for Peters Investments in a Perth major!

The final major sale of the year in Deauville, the ARQANA Vente d’Élevage began this morning with the first part of the catalogue that offered a selection of exceptional mares, fillies and foals. Of the 227 lots that went under the hammer, nearly 77% of them changed hands for an average of €190,126, generating a turnover of €33,082,000.

When Grunt three year-old Mr Blunt won on debut at Ballarat on the synthetic track by nine lengths earlier this month he was an easy choice as a One to Watch and on Tuesday he repeated the performance to go two for two.

A two time stakes-winner that was second in last year’s Group II WATC Derby, five year-old Pride of Dubai gelding Buckets Ridge was back in top form at Ascot on Saturday when winning the $125,000 Listed WATC GA Towton Cup (2200m).

Here is the full list of 63 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

The barest of margins, a mere nose, denied full siblings Crackercol and Waitak a notable raceday double at Trentham on Saturday.

Synthetic track meetings at Ballarat can throw up some misleading form, but a debut winner from the Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable that started in the red and won by nine lengths is probably worth a closer look.

The highest priced yearling by champion sire Zoustar sold in 2024 when fetching $2.2million at Inglis Easter, Plaintiff was stepping out at Rosehill on Sunday for her second race start and kept her record perfect.

Russian Revolution already has a smart 2YO in Australia this season in Seeiaye and produced one in New Zealand on Sunday when Lara Antipova bolted away to win on debut by eight lengths!

The catalogue for the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale – the source of the past three The Everest winners that were offered at public auction – is now available online.