Minnie Hauk (3 f Frankel  – Multilingual by Dansili) stormed to victory to land the Yorkshire Oaks (Gr 1, 1m 4f) and provide Aidan O’Brien with his fifth triumph in six previous years. Sent off as 8-15 favourite in the four-runner contest, the daughter of Frankel (Galileo) pulled clear of Estrange, while her stablemate Garden... Read More

3 f Zoustar – Tallow by Street Cry O: Ridgmont B: Phoenix Thoroughbred T: Chris Waller S: 2024 Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Vinery Stud P: Cunningham Thoroughbreds / Clarke Bloodstock, $250,000 W: Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Series Handicap, 1300m, August 20, Warwick Farm Well-bred filly Beside The Ocean (Zoustar) looked an exciting prospect in... Read More

David Brook, 77, is one of those outback cattlemen with landholdings the size of a European country. Specifically, it’s Belgium, with five cattle stations totalling around 30,000 square kilometres, or about half the size of Tasmania. He’s also the president of one of Australia’s most iconic race clubs – Birdsville – which is gearing up... Read More

3 c Flying Artie – Gracie’s Lass, by Redoute’s Choice O: Aramco Racing B: Mr GJ Perry, NSW T: Chris Waller S: 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Vinery Stud P: Aramco Racing, $350,000 W: Inglis Xtra Bonus Handicap, 1150m, Randwick-Kensington, August 13 The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old Sixties (Flying Artie) announced himself as a colt... Read More

When you first look up the breeders of Takeko (Saxon Warrior), who became a dual city winner at Moonee Valley last Saturday, you might think you’re barking up the wrong family tree. You’re taken to the website of James Balfe and Sarah Wills’s farm Killeenfarna, which breeds Connemara ponies. They’re horses, Jim, but not as... Read More