“Pedigrees made in heaven” could have been the title encompassing Godolphin’s rippling success last Saturday. A trio of three-year-old colts, winning a Group 1 and two Group 2s, all the produce of mating blueprints from Sheikh Mohammed’s top drawer, and each with a slightly different twist to whet the appetites of breeding buffs. Attica (Lonhro)... Read More

That wily old desert fox Stuart Ramsey has been at it again, breeding another stakes-winning mare with a pedigree that sounds as Australian as he does. Gangsta Granny (Written Tycoon) took Saturday’s The Nivison (Gr 3, 1200m), breaking through for a deserved black-type win after a second and a third in a Group 3 and... Read More

Where do you start with the story of Piggyback? It’s a tale with such a sprinkling of unexpected, strange and purely wild elements that – were this not racing and breeding – it’d be hard to believe. She’s an Australian-bred stayer (no wait, there’s more) – an Australian-bred stayer who after winning last Saturday’s Colin... Read More

We love our streaks in racing, and in breeding too, and the joyously-named Yum (Ghaiyyath) extended a remarkable one on Saturday. By winning the Jim Moloney Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at her fourth start – putting herself in markets for the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) – the John McArdle-trained... Read More

There’s a little twist of irony for Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) tragics Colleen and Kevin Bamford as the well known owner-breeders head towards this year’s edition of Australia’s greatest race. Back in 2000, the Victorian couple took the bold step of bringing out English horse Far Cry (Pharly) to target the Cup – one... Read More