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March 13, 2018

Spirit of Boom Colt Tops Day One in Adelaide

A colt by Australia’s first season sire sensation Spirit of Boom topped a healthy opening day at the 2018 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale at Morphettville today. Presented as Lot 127 by Rosemont Stud the colt was sold to Yulong […]
February 23, 2018

Kinky Boom out to keep the good times rolling for Scott McAlpine’s Eureka Stud

POLITE as ever, Eureka Stud’s Scott McAlpine precedes this Wednesday afternoon interview pertaining to Kinky Boom’s Blue Diamond prospects almost apologetic that he has only a few minutes to spare. “I’ve got Boomsara about to run at the Gold Coast […]
February 3, 2018

Kinky Boom Wins Inglis Premier

CRAIG Williams compared Kinky Boom to last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy after her spectacular debut victory in the $250,000 Inglis Premier (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Kinky Boom didn’t begin well and was a clear last in the […]
January 8, 2018

Boom time for first-season sire with service fee spike

One of the most intriguing questions floating around the thoroughbred world, as the 2018 yearling sales circuit enters it first round this week, is the one concerning the young stallion Spirit Of Boom. Can he finish what he has started? […]
December 23, 2017

Baby boom to spark all-out bidding war as new sire enjoys blistering start to stud career

MAGIC Millions Bloodstock manager Barry Bowditch has tipped a frenzy of bidding on the Spirit Of Boom yearlings heading to next month’s Gold Coast sale. Feltre winning at the Gold Coast for trainer Brian Smith and jockey Jim Byrne. Picture: […]
December 18, 2017

The Spirit Of Racing

Not sure if Simon Adams is a Star Wars fan, but the ‘hobby breeder’ from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, definitely believes in the force. On Saturday, Adams cheered on as brilliant youngster, Ef Troop, raced into raging hot favouritism for the […]
December 16, 2017

Outback Barbie Wins Listed Calaway Gal Stakes

Trainer Tony Gollan felt like a proud father when filly Outback Barbie gave him and sire Spirit of Boom the feature two-year-old double at Doomben on Saturday. Outback Barbie ($8) held on to win by a long neck to Granny […]
December 16, 2017

EF Troop Wins Listed Phelan Ready Stakes

At Doomben in Brisbane, Eureka Stud’s dual Gr1-winning stallion Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo-Temple Spirit, by Special Dane) sired his first stakes winner when exciting 2YO Australian-bred gelding EF Troop (Spirit Of Boom- Limealicious, by Exceed And Excel) scored in the […]
February 10, 2017

Spirit of Booms’ Storm the Sales

Spirit of Boom made a Magic Millions impact. As the least expensive on service fee ($11,000) of all the first season sires in the Gold Coast sale, he came out on top to be one of the most profitable finishing […]