Four-time Group 1 winner Sky Lantern has had her first foal, born at Rockcliffe Stud where she retired to in October 2014 after a remarkable racing career. Winner of the Moyglare Stakes in Ireland as a two year old, she went on to win three more Group 1 races in 2013, including the Qipco 1,000…
Tall Ship won the Listed Werribee Cup on Saturday for owners OTI Racing. Purchased privately by Alastair, this horse will only get better. One to watch! Click here to watch the race Click here to read the Racing.com article
Multiple Group winner Junoob came back to form after a quiet start to the year,Meehan storming home to win the $300,000 Ballarat Cup for owner Richard Pegum and trainer Chris Waller. He was bought by Alastair very cheaply as a horse in training. Click here to watch the race.
The 7yr old Military Attack is still going strong and won his 8th Group Race in Hong Kong on Saturday when taking the Gr.2 International trial. He has now won £4.5 million Sterling in prize money and puts himself in line to make amends for finishing a very close 2nd in the Hong Kong Cup…
The 3yo Filly Miss Sugars got up late to win the Listed Blue Northerner at Santa Anita on Saturday, it was her first win in N.America, she had been unlucky in her first 2 runs. Bought cheaply by Alastair in the summer, the filly by Harbour Watch looks set for a Group Class future for…
Crowley’s Law, a daughter of the great Dubawi, has won her first stakes race when running out the impressive winner of the River Memories Stakes at Woodbine. Prior to this Crowley’s Law was second in the Grade 1 First Lady and also second behind Arabian Queen, the only horse to beat the great Golden Horn….
Odeliz wins her 2nd Group 1 in taking the Premio Lydia Tesio in Rome, well done Karl Burke and Barbara Keller. She now heads to Tattersalls December Sales, she was bought for current owner as a horse in training by Alastair.
Alastair and Ed have just returned from the yearling sales in Ireland. At both the Tattersalls September Sale at Fairyhouse and also at the Goffs Orby Sale, Ireland’s premier sale, SackvilleDonald were the leading British based buyers. At Fairyhouse 11 lots were purchased for a total of 404,000 euros and at Goffs 17 lots were…
Unbeaten juvenile Kachy, who landed the Molecomb Stakes in impressive style at Goodwood on Wednesday, became the third consecutive winner of the race bought by Ed Sackville and Alastair Donald following last year’s winner Cotai Glory and 2013 scorer Brown Sugar.
Experts from the breeding industry on the big issues of 2014 – and what 2015 has in store. Click here to read the full article