From the Breeders’ Cup to multi million guinea sales, 2025 was a year of memorable highs for Avenue Bloodstock and its clients. Porta Fortuna’s sale for 4,500,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale capped a momentous late season period for Avenue Bloodstock and ownership group Medallion Racing that also featured the $3.7 million sale of […]
The journey of a lifetime for Medallion Racing, Steve Weston, Dean Reeves and Barry Fowler came to a close on Tuesday night as their Cartier Champion Porta Fortuna sold for 4,500,000gns to MV Magnier in front of a packed ring during the Sceptre Session of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale. A private purchase early on […]
Fresh off her $3.7 million sale, Lush Lips made her debut for Dixiana Farm a winning one in the Grade 2 Mrs Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs on Friday. Settled off the pace in second by Tyler Gafflione, she made her challenge approaching the half-mile market to run down the leader Classic Q and win […]
Fresh off a win in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, private purchase Lush Lips topped the Keeneland November Sale in Kentucky when sold for $3.7 million to Dixiana Farm. The Ten Sovereigns filly was a private purchase by Avenue Bloodstock on behalf of Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Hoffman Thoroughbreds, Mrs. Paul Shanahan […]
Balantina, an Arqana August yearling purchase on behalf of current connections, ran out the brilliant winner of the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf for Donnacha O’Brien at Del Mar on Friday. Sporting the colours of Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Lissa Ann McNulty, the Ten Sovereigns filly saved ground on […]
Lush Lips, a private purchase on behalf of Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Hoffman Thoroughbreds, Mrs. Paul Shanahan and Mrs. M.V. Magnier, gained a deserved Grade 1 breakthrough on Saturday when successful in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Presented by Dixiana. The Ten Sovereigns filly powered past pace-setting Opulent Restraint to win by […]
Zavateri consolidated his place as the season’s leading two-year-old colt in Europe on Sunday when maintaining his unbeaten record in the Group 1 Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh. Bred by John Gunther and Ttr Bloodstock, the Without Parole colt is the first foal out of the Siyouni mare Zeroua, who was bought by […]
Fresh from his win in the Group 2 Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes at Newmarket, Zavateri again looked a colt out of the top drawer when furthering his unbeaten record in the Group 2 Coral Vintage Stakes at Goodwood on Tuesday. The Without Parole colt is the first foal out of Zeroua, who was bought […]
Many congratulations to Ringfort Stud, breeder of Thursday’s six-length Group 3 Tyros Stakes winner North Coast. The son of Starman, who was scoring for John Oxley and Joseph O’Brien, is only the second foal out of La Australiana, a stakes-winning daughter of Australia purchased by Avenue Bloodstock on behalf of Derek and Gay Veitch’s Ringfort […]
Many congratulations to John and Tanya Gunther, breeders of the impressive Group 2 Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes winner Zavateri during the first day of Newmarket’s July meeting on Thursday. The Without Parole colt is the first foal out of Zeroua, who was bought by Avenue Bloodstock on behalf of the Gunthers at the 2021 […]
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