Pretty much nobody knew the name on the buyers’ list at Inglis Easter 2022 who had ventured into the unknown by purchasing Lot 189, a filly by Justify (Scat Daddy), who, while a Triple Crown winner in the US, was then still tarred with the brush of anonymity that comes with that question mark tag... Read More

He might have some big shoes to fill, but Trapeze Artist can already boast something that his sire, the great Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), cannot. Trapeze Artist went through his first season as a sire with a range of two-year-olds showing potential, with nine winners from 36 runners, which ranked him equal second among first–season sires,... Read More

A filly bought for $16,000 from a $1,500 mare covered by a stallion standing for $11,000 won Saturday’s Group 1 Flight Stakes, and the world knew romance was alive and kicking. Tropical Squall, from the first crop of the possibly misunderstood VRC Derby winner Prized Icon out of the maiden-winning Squalls (Fusaichi Pegasus), brought her... Read More

Here’s a great question for the next time you gather the coolest people you know for a racing tragics’ trivia night: Q: What do top thoroughbreds Aquanita, Aurie’s Star and Heron Bridge have in common? A: They weren’t thoroughbreds. And neither were a lot of other good thoroughbreds. Not officially at least. This curly subject... Read More

Andrew Lloyd Webber has long been referred to as a man with the Midas touch. It’s of course earned through a lifetime of producing hit musicals – The Phantom Of The Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats to name a few – but in recent years it’s carried over into another world of risk and... Read More