New winners Churchill (pictured above) – Coolmore’s 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m)-winning shuttler Churchill (Galileo) produced his first southern hemisphere-bred winner when the Chris Waller-trained Robusto (2 c ex She’s Clean by Redoute’s Choice) cantered away with the Two-Year-Old Plate (1300m) at Warwick Farm om Tuesday. Ridden by James McDonald in the cerise silks of... Read More

Cythera (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Helena’s Secret by Five Star Day O: IRON (Mgr: D P Boehm) T: Peter and Paul Snowden  S: 2021 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Highgrove Stud P: IRON / George Moore Bloodstock, $420,000 W: Lonhro Plate (Listed, 1000m), February 5, Randwick  Cythera (I Am Invincible) made... Read More

Sam Hayes has stepped away from the day-to-day running of the family’s Cornerstone Stud in South Australia to focus on the establishment of a real estate agency but, fear not, the famous racing name is as committed as ever to the thoroughbred industry. Last week, Hayes informed clients that he would move into an executive... Read More

Sebonack (Capitalist) showed some blistering speed to grab second-favouritism for the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with his slashing debut win over 1000 metres at Caulfield last Saturday. But there’s a diamond in his bloodlines – from a female family dripping with quality – including an Irish Classic performer, who later pulled off a... Read More

I will be so emotive as to suggest that watching Save The Children ads, which focused on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, during Channel 7’s coverage of the races last Saturday was confronting.  However, I won’t be so pious as to suggest that it wholly distracted me from the rather frivolous and indulgent (but fun)... Read More