The Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) is not just Australia’s greatest horse race, but a national phenomenon. British racing folk may marvel, or even wince, that such status belongs to a handicap – or even that it’s a Group 1 – but the quirky evolution of egalitarian Australia has made it so; where the fabled... Read More

Surging Kia Ora Stud has its latest stallion-in-waiting after four-year-old Tropicus (Too Darn Hot) resumed with an affirming elite-level victory in Saturday’s Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) – and he has the farm’s fingerprints all over him. The Hunter Valley stud, flying high with their young stallion Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) currently topping Australia’s... Read More

Lonhro (Octagonal) over Street Cry (Machiavellian) and a tripling of the great Mr. Prospector (Raise A Native) are among the forces behind Weeping Woman, who claimed her second successive black type victory and fourth straight win in Saturday’s Triscay Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Joe Pride–trained five-year-old is the latest star... Read More

Snitzel over Charge Forward, and a close-up doubling of Redoute’s Choice are to the fore in the sparkling and strongly Australian-flavoured pedigree of Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m) winner Fireball. Chris Waller’s colt became the late Snitzel’s (Redoute’s Choice) 167th individual stakes winner, and his 64th juvenile black type victor, with a powerful display to win... Read More

Here, in lot order, is a look at six likely head-turners at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, starting Sunday. Lot 56 b c Zusain – Happy Pilgrim (Congrats) Rheinwood Pastoral DOB: 02-11-24 The outstanding Private Harry (Harry Angel) is one of Classic’s great success stories, sold there for $115,000 in 2023 before winning his first... Read More