After a steady day of buying on Wednesday, shoppers came out swinging at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale on Thursday, which led to some hugely impressive end-of-sale figures.

Buyers up the ante on Day 2, Capitalist colt tops the sale

Twin Hills

In search of his next topliner, leading bloodstock agent Bill Mitchell returned this week to the venue where he bought star sprinter Beat The Clock.

Mitchell hoping history repeats with NZB Ready to Run Sale purchase

Vinery

In our weekly series, we take a walk down memory lane to learn about some of the characters, both human, place and equine, in whose honour our important races are named. This week we look at the Railway S. in Western Australia, a Group 1 that dates back to 1887.

Who was I?

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This week marked the death of the 19-year-old Tuesday Joy, a mare that not only boasted one of the best pages in the Stud Book, but one that lived up to her pedigree with a glittering race career for her owner, John Singleton.

Vale Tuesday Joy

Philipp Stauffenberg broke new ground at the November Foal Sale at Goffs on Wednesday by signing for a Kingman (GB) half-brother to Skitter Scatter (USA) (Scat Daddy {USA}) for a sales-topping €550,000 (AU$850,100) on a day where the Juddmonte-based stallion shined brightest.

Stauffenberg secures Kingman with 'stallion's pedigree' for €550,000 at Goffs

Caroline Searcy's Thoroughbreds Are Go is back and will run weekly in TDN AusNZ. This series encourages the equestrian world to take on this highly athletic and intelligent breed and educate owners and trainers on finding the best home for thoroughbreds away from racing.

Thoroughbreds Are Go

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