US: Litigation case against Resolute Racing's Stewart resolved Litigation brought by a private market investment company against prominent Resolute Racing owner John Stewart and the private equity firm he founded, MiddleGround Capital, has been settled in principle. Stewart, the managing partner of MiddleGround, told BloodHorse that both sides have come to an agreement and the case that was brought by Archean Capital Partners and filed in New York County Supreme Court has ended. On Wednesday,... Read More

Clotworthy’s bring mix of experience to Karaka Millions night Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will bring a mix of experience and new blood to the table on Karaka Millions Night at Ellerslie this Saturday. The Group 1-placed Malt Time (Adelaide) was not initially targeted towards the Westbury Classic (Gr 2, 1400m), but the Byerley Park trainers confirmed the mare will take her place in the $500,000 feature after placing equal-fifth in a congested finish to the Thorndon Mile (Gr 1, 1800m). “We were... Read More

Title Fighter hunts Australia Stakes victory Clayton Douglas is looking forward to Title Fighter’s (Lean Mean Machine) first attempt at stakes level in the $350,000 Australia Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at The Valley on Friday night. After his last-start win at Geelong earlier this month, the four-year-old gelding will jump from Benchmark 84 grade to line up in the Group 2 contest, as he attempts to extend his unbeaten record this campaign to three. Despite the stiffer opposition, Douglas’s conf... Read More

UAE: Shum believes Romantic Warrior will improve for run Danny Shum expects Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) to improve physically from running in the Jebel Hatta (Gr 1, 1800m) at Meydan on Friday where the Hong Kong champion will jump from barrier one as he chases a tenth Group 1 victory. The world’s highest-earning racehorse has not raced since posting a record third-consecutive win in the Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin on December 8 and Shum believes the seven-year-old will benefit... Read More