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12 October 2012

G1 Racing Post Trophy hero Casamento retires to Kildangan

G1 Racing Post Trophy winner Casamento, the highest rated two-year-old by leading sire Shamardal, has been retired and will stand alongside his father at Darley’s Kildangan Stud in Ireland in 2013

Trained at two by Michael Halford, the powerful chestnut broke his maiden on debut before finishing second by only a head in the G1 National Stakes.

10 October 2012

Raven’s Pass gets Tattersalls October Sale off to a flying start

800,000gns for his son of Nightime; Teofilo colt brings 600,000gns

The first day’s trading of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book One posted a record-breaking aggregate of over 23 million guineas, helped in no small way by Darley first-season sire

7 October 2012

Second Group victory for son of Halling

King’s Hall lands the G3 Grosser Preis der Dusseldorf

King’s Hall, a four-year-old son of Halling, added a second Group victory to his record on 7 October, winning the G3 Grosser Preis de

6 October 2012

Bungle Inthejungle lands the Cornwallis Stakes

Exceed And Excel juvenile notches his second Group win

Exceed And Excel is well renowned for his ability to sire talented, precocious two-year-olds and 2012 has been no exception.

6 October 2012

Back to back Stakes wins for Maybe Discreet

Three-year-old Shamardal filly wins the G2 Edward Manifold Stakes at Flemington

A last start winner at Listed level over a mile in the Morphettville Guineas, talented Adelaide-based Shamardal filly Maybe Discreet

6 October 2012

Kuroshio too tough at Flemington

Exceed And Excel colt becomes the 55th Stakes winner for his sire

After producing a quick time in a recent barrier trial at Cranbourne, two-year-old Exceed And Excel colt Kuroshio became the

5 October 2012

Don’t forget who’s the daddy

Sea The Stars may be all the rage but his sire Cape Cross also enjoyed great returns at Goffs

There’s plenty of excitement this sales season about freshman sire Sea The Stars and the son of Cape Cross has had yearlings top sales in France an

4 October 2012

New Approach on top at Goffs

Full sister to his unbeaten G1 winner Dawn Approach makes €775,000 on day one of the Orby Sale

A very strong first day’s trading at Goffs on 3 October saw last year’s top price of €350,000 eclipsed when a full sister to New Approach’s outst

1 October 2012

Press release

Speed phenomenon Sepoy and record-breaking miler Helmet join Darley’s European roster

Two of the most exciting young racehorses to retire to stud in recent years, Sepoy and

30 September 2012

Eight G1 winners for Shamardal

Amaron victorious in Milan to head up a Sunday Group-race double for his sire

Shamardal has been enjoying yet another successful year, recording no fewer than 16 individual Black type winners and on 30 September, one of these