Oakford Thoroughbred Farm

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Magic Millions Adelaide

Lot 75 Bay Colt –Moshe –Gemabaa –Anabaa first foal from a half sister to Toluka and Power of Khan from the family of Happy Trails and Sabatini.

Lot 351 Bay Colt –Onemorenomore –Mariners Joy – Dehere dam unraced first a three year old yet to race, from an outstanding family including Tuesday Joy, Sunday Joy and More Joyous.

Lot 410 Chestnut Filly – Street Boss – Svetlana –Soviet Lad, from an unraced half sister to Lewinsky 7 wins and Rongafranka 6 wins from the Battle Sign AAJC Derby winner.

Lot 413 Chestnut Colt Hard Spun -- Terrific Tess –Grass Wonder dam sister to Motonari grand dam 2 city winners Our Poeticprincess and Go Ruby Go.

Lot 419 Bay or Brown Filly –Artie Schiller – Tiffany’s Best –Soviet Lad dam of 5 foals to race all winners dam won 6 races inc. Comic Court Hcp. 2^nd Listed Bagot Hcp. have won 19 races.

Sydney trained colt, Pride Of Dubai, atoned for his last start narrow defeat in winning the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes.

He was just the second maiden to win the prestigious two year old event, the previous maiden winner was Principality, trained by David Hayes back in 1995, when the stake was half a million dollars.

The form line through both colts was quite similar, Pride Of Dubai had not finished out of a place, nor had Principality.

It was a big occasion for the training partnership formed between Peter Snowden and his son Paul; they have now been associated with two previous winners, in Earthquake last year and Sepoy in 2011.

Whilst Pride Of Dubai went into the race as a maiden, he looked to have stacks of potential when running second to Of The Brave in the shorter Prelude.

Pride Of Dubai winning the Blue Diamond

He was the one that was going to appreciate the additional extra distance, as was proven.

Paul Snowden declared he would win the Blue Diamond after his impressive run when running second in the Prelude.

“We were confident he was going to get better with racing, he is really on his way now.”

“He always showed so much talent, he was flattened at one stage and to pick himself up, it was a brave effort, “said Paul Snowden.

The favourite, Fontiton, was a beaten horse on the turn, she only struggled thereafter.

A big  day for Paul Snowden

Mourinho was seen at his best at Caulfield yesterday in winning the Group 2 Crown Golden Ale Peter Young Stakes.

That was his finest hour, winning at standard weight for age, taking his stake earnings, within a few dollars, of the magical million.

His biggest pay day is yet to come; it could well be the Australian Cup that will now become his most likely autumn mission.

He was the horse that was denied a run by the Moonee Valley committee in the Cox Plate, for obvious reasons, whilst the connections were critical of the Club’s decision, now all has been forgotten and the gelding has raced at the Valley since.

The gelding has never been racing in better form, after he crossed the line on Saturday you could be sure glasses would be raised high in the Moe pubs

Mourinho with Vlad Duric wnning at Caufield

He has a cult following within the Gippsland township, country folk are always proud of their local heroes.

Mourinho was always racing within touch of the leaders; he was there when it was time to be called upon.

When he drifted out in the straight his rider, Vlad Duric, showed patience, he allowed the gelding to find his own level; it was a great ride from a very much underrated jockey.

Whilst Mourinho drifted slightly in betting, at the expense of Protectionist who shortened to half of his opening quote, starting a pronounced favourite.

The gelding went to the line strongly; the Australian Cup trip is not likely to bother him

A jubilant Peter Gelagotis ( We Won!)

PUISSANCE DE LUNE, who thrilled racegoers back in the 2012-13 season with some startling performances, has been retired.

His Bendigo Cup win, followed by an all the way win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, bookmakers immediately installed him as Melbourne Cup favourite, with the Cup still many months away.

We have been told he will go to stud, which stud we don’t know, there are not that many studs in Victoria with a reasonable compliment of mares to give a sire the chance he deserves.

A strong commercial stud would be ideal, the first three seasons are so essential, it is a fickle industry, excuses for failure are seldom accepted.

Puissance De Lune would be best described as a genuine middle distance performer, he just missed out on a Group 1, but never the less, he proved an exciting racehorse.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED with Lucky Liberty, he will continue on towards the Australian Guineas after Saturday’s fiasco when the saddle slipped during the Colin Hayes Stakes at Flemington.

It didn’t take long to realise the gelding was in trouble, after leaving the starting gate, when he began bucking and was completing out of the race within a few strides.

The saddle had slipped backwards towards the flank which caused the bucking and giving Michelle Payne a most uncomfortable ride.

Overall it was a disappointing affair; the race would have topped the gelding right off for the Guineas.

BBA (UK) announced this week a statement concerning the enhanced anti doping rules,   including a zero tolerance stance against the use of anabolic steroids that will be implemented as of March 2.

The objective of the new policy was drawn up in the wake of Mahmood Al Zarooni’s eight years ban and Gerard Butler’s five years disqualification for administering banned substances containing anabolic steroids to horses in their care.

CHRIS MUNCE was back in the news at Ipswich yesterday training his first winner, Specfic Choice, to win the Optus Business Centre Handicap.

Munce, who had ridden regularly for Gai Waterhouse with much success, has made the transition from jockey to trainer with few problems, he currently has a stable of 12 horses in work and is building up a strong clientele.

RACING VICTORIA veterinarians commenced pre race inspections today on the 15 runners engaged in Saturdays Blue Diamond Stakes.

The compulsory inspections this afternoon and will continue again tomorrow to ensure the well being of every horse in the race.

This procedure was in force last season showing excellent results that horses are fully fit and healthy for the task ahead of them facing the $1 million purse.

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Inglis Premier Yearling Sale

   Reared on proven Horse Country

Lot 639 Domesday – Blue Collar Jill --Perugino (USA) a winner of 6 races dam brother to Blue Collar Jack won 8 races three dam catalogue page is not short of winners.

Lot 682 Bay/Brown Filly –Camford Cliffs – Go Ruby Go –Baryshnikov, first crop of foals by a champion racehorse yearlings sold to $100,000 at the Magic Millions , a quality filly from a soundly bred city winning dam.