Features
Byzantium: the thoroughbred leading two very different lives
A brown gelding by the name of Byzantium (All Too Hard) is doing what no other thoroughbred is. Having won his past four starts around western NSW, he’s in career-best form but what stands him apart from any of his rivals is the fact that away from the rigours of racing he’s taking all before... Read More
More from Maiden Of The Week
Hanalei (NZ)
Hanalei (NZ) 2 f Darci Brahma – Lucrative by Pyrus O: J W & Mrs S D Duell, Mrs L M & P S Richards B: J W & Mrs S D Duell, Mrs L M & P S Richards T: Jamie Richards W: Wellesley Stakes (Listed), 1100m, January 15, Trentham The Jamie Richards-trained Hanalei... Read More
First for Merchant Navy
New winners Merchant Navy (pictured above) – Coolmore’s dual-hemisphere Group 1-winning sprinter Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) is off the mark, siring his first juvenile winner courtesy of a win by Galaxy Affair (2 g ex Wild Ava by High Chaparral) at Ascot. Trained by Daniel and Ben Pearce, the gelding was able to score over... Read More
Jelfs a refreshing addition to the bloodstock world
Scrolling through my Twitter feed something so refreshing and authentic bobbed up. It was a video post by Annabel Neasham Racing featuring an interview with former Sky Racing presenter Lizzie Jelfs standing alongside a Hellbent (I Am Invincible) filly she had purchased at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. For a number of reasons,... Read More
Philosopher (AUS)
Philosopher (AUS) 2 c Zoustar – Lone by Sepoy O: James Harron Bloodstock Colts (Mgr: J Harron), Mrs B C Bateman, Love Racing (Mgr: B J Love), P Mehrten, Doyles Breeding & Racing (Mgr: M F Doyle), D Saab, G1G Racing & Breeding (Mgr: Mrs T L Vogel), Rockingham Thoroughbreds (Mgr: J A Ingham) &... Read More
Miss Hellfire
Breeding behemoth Newgate Farm is not just making hay out of the fertile fields of the Hunter Valley. It does extremely well out of dirt, too. For several years one of its most vibrant Fields, Henry, has been making three or four trips to the USA annually, tapping into a stream which, here in Australia,... Read More