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- Hay List Off Critical List After Serious Colic Scare
- Black Caviar & Frankel Top New World Rankings
- So You Think 3rd On World Rankings
- Rocket Man 4th On World Rankings
- Hay List 7th On World Rankings
- More Joyous & Whobegotyou 20th On World Rankings
- World Rankings: 1 Dec 2010-23 May 2011
- Beaded Wins Gr1 Doomben 10,000
- Turnitup Wins Grand Prix Stakes
- Shuffle The Cash Wins Premier's Cup
- Grand Nirvana Wins Roma Cup
- Gundy Son Wins Chief De Beers
- Fontelina Wins Doomben Slipper
- Magic Millions Mares Day-1: $1m Sister Madly
- Magic Millions Mares Day-1: $800k Military Rose
- Magic Millions Mares Day-1: Top Lots
- Magic Millions Mares Day-1: Average Down 17.1%
- Michael Burn New VRC Chairman
- NSW Trainer Bob Pearse Fined $1k for "Wielding Knife"
- Discussion Paper On Future Of Queensland Oaks
- Whoshe Wins NZ Great Northern Foal Stakes
- Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
- Mighty High Wins HK Gr1 Champions & Charter Cup
- 3 Aust-Bred Winners In Hong Kong
- 10 Aust-Bred Winners In Malaysia
- Aust-Bred Noverre Son Wins Macau Gr3
- 5 Aust-Bred Winners In Macau
- Are Your Sires Really On Mare Owners' Radars?
- Orfevre Wins Gr1 Tokyo Yushun-Japanese Derby
- Aust-Bred Delago Deluxe Wins South Africa Gr1 Medallion
- Victory Moon Wins South Africa Gr1 Robertson Fillies
- Shea Shea Wins South Africa Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint
- Val De Ra Wins South Africa Gr1 Fillies Sprint
- Aust-Bred Giant's Causeway Mare Wins In South Africa
- South Africa Cape Sale: $76k Escapology
- South Africa Cape Sale: Average Up 2.7%
- Xaar Adds UK Gr3
- 1st UK Win For 1st Foal From Champ Ouija Board
- 2nd Winner For Freshman Shuttler Teofilo
- 1st Win For Kingdom Of Fife Half-Sister
- Montjeu Adds Irish Black-Type
- 3rd Winner For Freshman Shuttler Teofilo
- Montjeu Adds French Black-Type
- Rock Of Gibraltar Adds German Gr3
- Dubawi Adds Italian Gr2
- Dubawi Adds Italian Black-Type
- Aussie Rules Adds Italian Black-Type
- 7th Winner For Freshman Sire Dutch Art
- Catcher In The Rye Adds US Gr2
- Singspiel Adds US Gr2
- Johar Adds US Gr3
- Giant's Causeway Adds US Black-Type
- 2nd Winner For US Freshman Shuttler Hard Spun
- 1st Winner For US Gr1-Winning Freshman Scat Daddy
- 1st Winner For US Gr1-Winning Freshman After Market
- Information The New Breeders' Currency In 2011
- B&R's Galloping Horse Never Sleeps
Xaar Adds UK Gr3
In the UK, former WA Oakland Park shuttler Xaar (Zafonic-Monroe, by Sir Ivor) added a group success when Irish-bred 5YO entire The Cheka (Xaar-Veiled Beauty, by Royal Academy) scored a 1.25-lengths victory in the £50,000 (A$78,000) Gr3 Timeform Jury Stakes (7 furlongs) for 4YOs & up at Haydock Park. The Cheka (ridden by Tom Queally for trainer Eve Johnson Houghton) defeated 7YO gelding Regal Parade (Pivotal-Model Queen, by Kingmambo) & 5YO gelding Doncaster Rover (War Chant-Rebridled Dreams, by Unbridled's Song). The Cheka was a 62,000 guineas (A$99,000) weanling at the 2006 Tattersalls December Sale & later a 58,000 guineas (A$93,000) yearling at the 2007 Tattersalls October Sale. Overall he now has 3 wins & 5 placings (in May’s Listed Royal Windsor Stakes over 8.5 furlongs at Windsor & April’s Irish Gr3 Gladness Stakes over 7 furlongs at The Curragh, plus 2010’s Gr2 Sandown Mile over 8 furlongs at Sandown Park & Listed Ben Marshall Stakes over 8 furlongs at Newmarket, as well as 2008’s Gr3 Solario Stakes over 7 furlongs at Sandown Park) from 13 starts for £97,550 (A$151,000) earnings.
