News Archive
Headlines
- YESTERDAY'S WINNERS: By Stallion From 8 Countries
- NZB Select Yearlings Day-2: NZ$200k No Excuse Needed Filly
- NZB Select Yearlings Day-2: NZ$200k Dubawi Colt
- NZB Select Yearlings Day-2: Top Lots
- NZB Select Yearlings Cumulative Clearance Rate 77%
- 1st Win For NZ$380k Redoute's Choice Filly
- Lunch Today To Decide Black Caviar 2012 Campaign
- Aust Night Meetings In "Push To Asian Racing League"
- Gosford Favoured For 2nd NSW Night Racing Site
- UK Tatts February Sale: $171k Selkirk Mare
- UK Tatts February Sale: Top Lots
- UK Tatts February Sale: Clearance 2nd Highest Since 2007
- 1st Foal For UK Gr2-Winning Sire Hellvelyn
- 1st Foal For Choisir UK Sire-Son Stimulation
- 1st Foal For Multiple Gr1-Winning Shuttler Makfi
- Greek Racing Boss Arrested Over $102m Debt
- 1st US Foal For Aust Shuttler All American
- 1st Foal For US Multiple Gr1-Winner Tale Of Ekati
- US Gr2-Winner Going Ballistic Retired to Victory Rose
- Roberto Son Repriced Dies At Darby Dan Aged 24
- US Sire Eaton's Gift Moves To Key Ranch
- Toroloco Wins India Gr1 Bangalore Derby
- B&R's Instant News Archive Never Sleeps
1st Foal For Multiple Gr1-Winning Shuttler Makfi
In France, the 1st foal by UK-bred & based multiple Gr1-winning 5YO stallion & NZ Westbury Stud shuttler Makfi (Dubawi-Dhelaal, by Green Desert) is a colt out of Raisonable (a half-sister to Gr1-placed Legerete) born at Haras des Monceaux, reported racingpost.com. Makfi is standing his 2nd season this year at Tweenhills Stud in England for £25,000 (A$37,500); his 2nd book of mares Juddmonte's multiple Gr1-winning filly Banks Hill (a full-sister to Dansili, Champs Élysees & Cacique) as well as other top-level winners Frizzante & Majestic Roi. On the track, Makfi won 2010's English Gr1 2000 Guineas, French Gr1 Jacques Le Marois & French Gr3 Prix Djebel to finish 2010 as 2nd top-rated horse (at 128) on the world rankings from the International Federation Of Horseracing Authorities.
