If there’s one thing the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s the importance of resilience and finding a way forward despite all the challenges and restrictions the virus has placed on our personal and professional lives for nearly two years. Remarkably, the Australian thoroughbred racing show has been able to go on and keep thousands... Read More

Able Willie (AUS) 3 g Written Tycoon – Lifesaver Lady by More Than Ready O: Hermitage B: Glentree Pastoral Pty Ltd T: Chris Waller S: 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Bhima Thoroughbreds P: Chris Waller Racing, $140,000  W: Admire Mars at Arrowfield Handicap (1250m) Kensington, September 29   Able Willie (Written Tycoon) emerged a... Read More

Gerry Harvey is not just a titan of Australian business but a colossus of breeding, an octogenarian whose acumen has brought billionaire status and, at last count, around 550 broodmares. It’s a little surprising, then, when he makes the following declaration on the secret of making thoroughbreds: “I’d say it’s 98 per cent luck and... Read More

Oisín Murphy is confident that Chrono Genesis (Bago), the mare he considers to be “the best middle-distance horse in Japan,” has the attributes needed to rattle the Europeans in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m) at Longchamp. The five-year-old’s trainer Takashi Saito shares his big-race jockey’s positivity and told Asia Bloodstock News... Read More

New first season sire winners Caravaggio (pictured) – Gnat Alley (2 f ex Winter Snow by Raven’s Pass) became the 19th individual first-crop winner for former Coolmore shuttler Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) when she landed the six-furlong nursery at Redcar on Wednesday. Unplaced in her previous five starts, including four fourth-placed efforts, the Tim Easterby-trained filly... Read More