News - FASTNET ROCK (AUS)
A powerful colt by champion sire Fastnet Rock was a pedigree standout and duly topped the first day of the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale in Melbourne on Sunday when fetching $300,000 for Rosemont Stud.
The Star Entertainment Group is delighted to announce the best three-year-old filly in Australia will be the company’s entry for the world’s richest turf race – The Everest – at Royal Randwick on October 13.
Scratched after raring up in the barriers in the Fred Best Stakes two weeks back, the Chris Waller-trained Sambro was on his best behaviour in Saturday’s $350,000 Group II Queensland Guineas (1600m).
In a major coup for the Queensland breeding industry, Raheen Stud has secured exciting Fastnet Rock colt, Heroic Valour.
Coolmore Stud stakes hero Merchant Navy kicked off his European sojourn on a winning note by making light of his top-weight in Saturday’s Group II Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (6f) at the Curragh.
We recently highlighted the deeds of Olympic Aim (Zamazaan), whose descendants include Circles Of Gold, Haradasun, Elvstroem, Highland Reel, Idaho, Starspangledbanner and Amicus.
Colts by Fastnet Rock and Vancouver shone the flag for Coolmore Australia on Day One of the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale on Thursday.
Fastnet Rock was in hot form on Saturday with a new Group I winner in Comin’ Through as well as a new stakes-winner in South Africa with progressive mare Ngaga taking out the Listed East Coast Cup at Greyville.
The decision to geld a blue-blooded son of champion sire Fastnet Rock is never one taken lightly, but with a second in the Group I ATC Doncaster Mile and now a well-deserved win in the Group I BRC Doomben Cup, it’s proven a lucrative one for Comin’ Through.
After purchasing the top lot on day one of New Zealand Bloodstock’s May Sale, Sydney-based bloodstock agent Andrew Williams repeated the same dose on day two when bidding to $180,000 to secure the top lot of the Sale.
A full sister to this year’s Inglis Easter sale-topper, Fastnet Rock filly Shoals is probably the best bred filly in the country and also the best on the track.
Torcedor completed a unique treble overnight when he triumphed in the Group III Sagaro Stakes (3000m) at Ascot.
Willow Glen’s successful association with the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry has gone to another level with the Waimate stud to stand Mongolian Falcon.
Gelding might be the making of talented Fastnet Rock three year-old Sambro, who finally delivered an overdue stakes victory when taking out the $200,000 Group III Hawkesbury Guineas on Saturday.
Fastnet Rock gelding Tan Tat Diamond made the comeback of all comebacks at Doomben on Saturday when saluting in Race 2, the 6YO racing first-up after an astonishing 686 days since his last racecourse appearance.
Irish bred Fastnet Rock gelding Fastnet Tempest (IRE) scored his first Black Type win when taking out the Listed MRC Anniversary Vase at Caulfield on Saturday for the Hayes / Dabernig training partnership.
The Inglis Easter sale-topper and three stakes-winners at Randwick on the second day of The Championships including Group I ATC Australian Oaks winner Unforgotten made this a week to remember for Coolmore’s champion sire Fastnet Rock.
A brilliant winner of the Group I MRC Blue Diamond last season at two, classy Fastnet Rock filly Catchy produced her very best at Randwick on Saturday to score a scintillating last to first win in the $600,000 Group II ATC Arrowfield Sprint against the colts.
Fresh from dominating at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale earlier this week where he was the leading sire by average, champion sire Fastnet Rock was quickly into the frame at Randwick on the second day of The Championships when California Turbo won the Listed ATC South Pacific Classic.
The third session of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has delivered further fiscal fireworks at the Riverside Stables on Wednesday with seven figure sales for the gun sires Redoute’s Choice, I Am Invincible and Snitzel before Fastnet Rock blew them all out of the water with the full brother to his season’s dual Group I winner Shoals.