Recent history tells us that the action at this week’s yearling sales in France are likely to have a bearing on Australia’s best races in the coming years.  They have been selling yearlings at Deauville in August since 1887. But in that long history no sale has reached the heights of the 2023 Arqana August... Read More

New winners Calyx – Coolmore Stud-based barnmate Calyx (Kingman) chalked up a new winner on Friday, taking his total first-season winning tally to 11 courtesy of Unreal Connection’s (2 f ex Susan Stroman by Monsun) debut win over seven furlongs at Epsom. Unreal Connection is out of the dual-winning Monsun (Königsstuhl) mare Susan Stroman, a... Read More

TRAINER: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott RACE: Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) Well-bred filly Taormina (Written Tycoon) will bid to make her first foray into stakes company a successful one as she tackles today’s Darley Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly boasts an unblemished record... Read More

3 f I Am Invincible – Amuletum by New Approach O: Ciaron Maher Racing (Mgr: C Maher), E J Lucas, K Gorski, D M Toohey, Mrs T Toohey, H G Toohey, Mrs J Toohey, A J Lees, L Caminiti, Mrs J Caminiti, T Inglis, D A Vedelago, C S White, J M Simmons & Ms... Read More

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