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10 April 2010

Lucky thirteen for Lonhro

Renaissance becomes the latest Group winner for her leading sire; Skilled (Commands) beaten by the narrowest of margins in the G1 Sires’ Produce Stakes.

Leading third-season sire Lonhro recorded his 13th individual Stakes winner on Saturday when his four-year-old daughter Renaissance just edged her stablemate and paternal half-sister
8 April 2010

Nadeem's yearlings a hit at Easter

As the 2010 Inglis Easter yearling sale drew to a close, leading first-season sire honours went the way of Nadeem, Darley's G1-winning son of Redoute's Choice.

With 12 yearlings selling during the select session of the three-day sale, Nadeem's overall average of $122,333 was higher than any other stallion of
7 April 2010

Exceed Excels at Easter Sale

Darley stallions prove popular during the second day of the Inglis Easter yearling sale

Exceed And Excel (pictured) was one of several Darley stallions who enjoyed a succesful second session of the Inglis Easter Sale, with two yearlings
6 April 2010

Bernardini tops Keeneland April Sale

Colt by the freshman sire sells for $625,000; Nadeem makes a positive start at the Inglis Easter Sale.

Bernardini, undoubtedly the star of the sales ring in the US in recent months, was responsible for the highest-priced juvenile at the Keeneland April
4 April 2010

Dream swoops to conquer in Derby Trial

Australian-bred Commands gelding successful in South Africa.

Progressive Commands three-year-old Conquered Dream delivered a strong hint of greater things to come when winning the Listed Derby Trial at Turffontein on Sunday
3 April 2010

Victory smells sweet for Faint Perfume

Shamardal filly lands second G1 success; Commands records a new Stakes winner; Exceed And Excel mare takes her fourth Stakes win.

Shamardal's G1 VRC Oaks heroine Faint Perfume capped a good day for Darley, taking out the first G1 race at Rosehill, the Vinery Stud
20 March 2010

Small Minds, big win

Daughter of Canny Lad takes out G1 Australasian Oaks with Shamardal filly second; new Stakes performer for Lonhro.

The Australasian Oaks returned a Darley-sired quinella when Canny Lad filly Small Minds led home No Evidence Needed, by Shamardal. Both fillies are trained
19 March 2010

Press release, 19 March 2010

Lonhro's star son Denman to head to the UK to prepare for the G1 July Cup.

Darley Australia announced today that star colt Denman (Lonhro) will be heading to the UK to be prepared

13 March 2010

Lonhro’s ultra-consistent daughter Beaded adds her second Black type win

New G1 performers for Dubawi, Reset and Shamardal; first Stakes horse for first-season sire Domesday

Leading third-season sire Lonhro, who added two new Black type winners to his impressive record just last weekend, further increased h

13 March 2010

Darley sires fill top four slots at breeze-up

Street Cry colt sells best of all at Goffs’ Ready To Run Sale

The European breeze-up sales season got underway at Kempton racecourse in the UK on Friday with six of the top ten lots being by Darley sires, including the sales-topper, a colt by Street Cry out o