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New Zealand fishing family haul in another big one
Aegon’s owners prepare for another hectic Saturday across the Tasman Sporting a distinct set of racing silks that represent the Italian flag, Aegon (Sacred Falls) flashed home to win the Hobartville Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) last start, announcing to the world that we will be seeing a bit more of the green, white and red... Read More
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Melbourne Cup Tour open for applications
Applications to become a host venue for the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour are open, with the opportunity for a rural or regional Cup Tour community to win $50,000 through the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour National Sweep initiative. Now in its 19th year in operation, the Tour has travelled to more than 530 destinations across... Read More
$460,000 Toronado colt brings curtain down on record Inglis Premier sale
Thirst for yearlings at Australian sales shows no signs of letting up after Victorian auction This year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale has achieved its highest ever trade, surpassing the Victorian benchmark set in Melbourne in 2017, as the increased demand for bloodstock makes it four record Australian thoroughbred auctions conducted in succession so far... Read More
The Victorians standing firm
Competition can steer people in one of two ways. There are those who retract; recoiling back to safer ground in the face of a strong rival. And there are those who thrive, spurned on by an envy and resolve that drives them into unknown territory. Ryan McEvoy and Rosemont Stud belong to the latter. And... Read More
Tagaloa bids to make history
“Tags is back,” chanted co-trainer Natalie Young shortly after Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) crossed the line first in the CS Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington a fortnight ago. The glint in her eye and huge smile beaming from under her emerald green hat, worn to match Tagaloa’s new Yulong racing colours, reflected the love... Read More
Yulong to stand Lucky Vega in Australia
Yulong Investments will look to stand their Irish Group 1-winning two-year-old Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega) on the roster at their Nagambie farm in Victoria this year. Trained by Jessica Harrington in Ireland, Lucky Vega was an impressive winner of the stallion-making Phoenix Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at the Curragh in 2020, winning by a... Read More