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Racing Victoria shelve innovations, unsurprisingly
So, Racing Victoria has shelved its “Drive To Survive” mics-on-jockeys and trainer teams idea for at least 12 months, after a board meeting earlier this week. Not surprising, particularly after RV chief executive Andrew Jones’ series of car crash interviews last week on racing media – Racing.com, SENTrack and RSN – where in particular he... Read More
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Kintyre
He once was a colt whose roguish ways meant he could never be the favoured sibling. But since the call was made to help him do justice to his newly illustrious family by relieving him of a pair of assets, everyone’s just wild about “Harry”. He’s Fireburn’s (Rebel Dane) little half-brother, his real name is... Read More
Unraced at two, stars at three
Today’s By The Numbers takes a look into what history tells us about the prospects of unraced two-year-olds becoming Group 1 winners at three. The approach of spring brings expectation in many walks of life, none more so than in the thoroughbred industry. This period of optimism in the calendar corresponds with a surge in... Read More
25 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) continued his extraordinary start in the breeding barn, chalking up his 25th northern hemisphere-bred winner on Thursday when the Owen Burrows-trained Raqiya (2 f ex Rihaam by Dansili) led home a quinella for the stallion when she broke her maiden at the second time... Read More
Champion sires and star stables
The run of stakes success for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace with the progeny of I Am Invincible prompts a dive into which trainers have the best record when it comes to the progeny of both he and his great rival Snitzel. Story: Saturday’s victory of Tiz Invincible (I Am Invincible) in The Rosebud (Listed,... Read More