Del Mar, California—Lord Prancealot, a 2-year-old colt by the prominent international stallion Sir Prancealot (Ire), etched a spot in history on July 29 as the first North American-bred winner for his sire with a dominant debut in a 10-horse maiden special weight race at Del Mar. Guided by Racing Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux,
Prizemoney increases can help stimulate South Australia's shrinking thoroughbred breeding industry, but don't expect an immediate influx of commercial stallions into the state. That's the view of Cornerstone Stud's Sam Pritchard-Gordon, who welcomed the recent announcement by Racing SA that prizemoney across all levels of the sport will be lifted off the back of a
The standout Frankel colt is the first foal from the unraced Muhaarar (GB) mare Upside (Ire), a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Europa Point (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) and unbeaten 2-year-old turned sire Harbour Watch (Ire) - whose arthritic issues enforced retirement after just five seasons at Tweenhills Stud in the UK. Aptly
Last start H C Nitschke Stakes winner Caste continued on an upward curve with an impressive performance in Saturday’s Group II Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) at Morphetttville. Ridden by Michael Dee for Ben and JD Hayes, the 3yo daughter of Sir Prancealot handed Foxy Frida (Foxwedge) a second runner-up finish by a long
Racing and breeding sparkles with stories of twists of fate and happenstance that turn people’s lives. In the late 19th century, a young man named Robert Clyde “RC” Packer, enduring a rotten day at the track in his native Tasmania, found ten shillings on the ground, stuck it on something’s nose at 12-1 – and
Lightly raced filly Caste became the first Australian stakes-winner for Cornerstone Stud shuttler Sir Prancelot (IRE) and his fourteenth worldwide when capturing the Listed H C Nitschke Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Ridden by Jake Toeroek for Ben and JD Hayes, Caste defeated the fast-finishing favourite Royal Merchant (Merchant Navy) by a short-head with
For the third consecutive year, Cornerstone Stud was the leading vendor by aggregate. The Angaston-based farm finished the two-day sale grossing $1,136,000, after selling 25 yearlings at an average of $45,460. Cornerstone Stud’s General Manager, Sam Pritchard-Gordon, told TDN AusNZ: “Satisfied is probably the right description. We were on or around where we needed to
Cornerstone Consolidates Roster Cornerstone Stud’s consolidated stallion roster remains unchanged for the 2022 season, with SIR PRANCEALOT and VALENTIA filling the historic stallion boxes built by CS Hayes. With proven Group 1 progeny in the Northern Hemisphere during the ‘21/’22 season through SIR BUSKER, SIR PRANCEALOT returns to Cornerstone Stud at the reduced fee
Prance’N’Dance ends lean run for trainer John Croucher I hope you have all had a great start to 2022. John Croucher was overjoyed with the victory of Prance’N’Dance at Morphettville Parks, the trainer’s first winner at the races in more than 3½ years. Gordon Armstrong February 5, 2022 - 8:11PM News Corp Racing and
The Sir Prancealot Race Series - Season #3 It is with great excitement that we can announce a continuation of the "Sir Prancealot Race Series" into its 3rd Season. Run in conjunction with The Gawler & Barossa Jockey Club the six heats run between September 22nd and December 19th, will culminate with a final race to be
