Innehållsförteckning för August 2023 från Turf Monthly

Diatonic comes to Yulong to join a growing band of diverse bloodlines. He will stand along the champion stallion Written Tycoon, as well as Tagaloa, Grunt, Alabama Express, Lucky Vega and Pierata. Even among such a range, Diatonic has something different to offer. He does share some similarities to Tagaloa in terms of pedigree, both being by Japanese champion Lord Kanaloa, but they offer enough points of difference to matter. Diatonic also represents a growing worldwide exodus of wonderful Japanese bloodlines across the world and Diatonic is one of those who did his racing in the ultra-competitive Japanese market. Japan however does not allow their best racehorses to leave their shores, and while Diatonic was impressive, he also does not rate among the elite Japanese runners. Perhaps we should not…

Jacquinot heads to stud at Widden in NSW this season and we probably struggle a touch to know exactly where he fits. Just as on the racetrack, the stallion was hailed as potentially one of the greats, only to have his reputation pushed into the background behind the outstanding Giga Kick. Looking at his race record may help to highlight this a little. Jacquinot started his career on Boxing Day, 2021 winning a 2yo race over 1200m at Caulfield. The colt settled well back and had a chequered passage down the straight but was clearly superior winning impressively. After a freshen, he returned in the Blue Diamond Prelude, again settling last in running. He did not have a great deal of luck in the straight, when his jockey Damian Lane…

Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), Saturday 18 July 1942, page 31 History of Auction By CHIRON HAVING won the Doomben Newmarket Handicap with the welter weight of 10.12, Auction must be regarded as being one of the best sprinters Australia has produced in recent times. It was a remarkable performance, because he gave Beaulivre 17lb and Gold Salute 25lb and easily defeated them. Beaulivre is a Caulfield Cup winner and Gold Salute has won at wfa at Randwick. Beaulivre broke down in the race, but Auction apparently had his measure at the time. As a weight-carrier Auction recalls the deeds of Machine Gun, more than 30 years ago, when he won innumerable races under weights similar to those carried by Auction. In the Newmarket Handicap Machine Gun ran…

Hitotsu was bred at Arrowfield Stud, by their Japanese stallion Maurice out of the Redoute’s Choice mare, Love Is Fickle. The colt was sold at Magic Millions, purchased by Kevin Kelly, the bloodstock agent husband of Cranbourne trainer, Wendy Kelly. Kevin was acting on behalf of owner, Kevin Payne and the colt was sent to the Kelly stable. They had a big wrap on the colt from the beginning, and he was set for an ambitious campaign. His first race start was on 7 February 2021 in the Blue Diamond Prelude. He started at $91 but stuck on well from midfield to finish seventh, beaten a little over 3 lengths, behind General Beau and a colt who was having his first run back from a spell in Anamoe. His next…