SackvilleDonald have got off to a flying start this year with a number of exciting winning two-year-olds. These include the Tom Dascombe trained: Flaming Rib, Mercurial, and Devious Angel as well as Hugo Palmer’s Dig Two. These were all sales purchases for £35,000 or under. Private purchase, the Robert Cowell trained Little Earl, was also…
Dice Roll made it 2 wins from 2 in Australia recently. He was a private purchase for Alastair from France. Click here to read the Racenet article.
Gypsy Spirit a 5yo mare by Gregorian won her first stakes race at 30-1 when taking the Camilla Urso at Santa Anita for trainer Leonard Powell and owners Red Baron Stable. She was bought by Alastair at Tattersalls December sale with Agent Joe Miller. We look forward to watching her progress.
Glorious Dragon won the Class 1 in Hong Kong on Easter Monday. This is his 4th Hong Kong victory, he has now won £1 million. He raced in the UK as Stephensons Rocket, before being bought for owner Ken Lau, next up the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup!
Bangkok won the Easter Classic on AW Championship Finals day. Well done to Andrew Balding, Silvestre De Sousa and King Power Racing.
Byline won the Gr.1 in Bahrain on Good Friday. The 4yo Gelding by Muhaarar was a 110k Tattersalls horses in training purchase by Alastair. He has won 3 from 4 starts in Bahrain and looks to be the Champion Miler now. https://youtu.be/bLzuJvNGzWM
Devious Company, a 3yo Colt by Fast Company won the Gr.2 Al Biddah Mile at Doha on Saturday, he was a yearling purchase for Ed. His win capped off a good weekend for us in Qatar after the Al Shaqab owned Lauded won the Thoroughbred Plate at the HH The Amir Sword Festival.
Waikuku won the Gr.1 Queens Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. He was a private purchase for Alastair from Ireland.
Equilateral won the Gr.2 Meydan Land Rover Sprint in Dubai on Thursday evening, he was a private horse in training sale purchase for Alastair . Well done Charlie Hills, Andre Atzeni and owners Fitri and Dr Jim Hay.
Bangkok won the Listed Winter Derby trial at Lingfield for the 2nd year in a row. He now goes to the $20 Million Dollar Saudi Cup. Exalted Angel made it a Stakes double for SackvilleDonald by winning the Listed Sprint Trial on the same card, he was a €150,000 yearling purchase by Alastair at Arqana.