Farmers are all about growing things, and horse farmers are no exception, and nature being what it is, sometimes things don’t grow according to plan. But for two men in the game, those sorts of earlier disappointments have borne some very promising fruit, which was on show again last Saturday. Magic Time, a three-year-old filly... Read More

The victory of Melbourne Cup top-weight Gold Trip and the advent of Champions Day provided the perfect fillip and portent of better to come for the Victoria Racing Club’s four–day Cup carnival.  Further, it was not diminished in any significant way by the plethora of huge pot races which have been introduced in New South... Read More

Krakarib (AUS) 2 c Ribchester – Skagerrak by Dawn Approach O: Donald’s Racing (T Hughes), M Holme, J Bottomley, M Reed, J W Hughes, J Ballard, S Bartels, M Batterham, M Ey, S Horgan, D Gillies, D Harrigan, Mrs D Kruger, J Marshall, B Spicer, Mrs C Thom, M Trussell, B Wheatley, Donalds Racing Ribchester... Read More

There’s something special about the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m). Despite the naysayers, from within the industry and the vocal minority outside it, the cup retains much of its mystique. Sure, it might not be like it was in the so-called good old days – and the relevance to the Australian breeding industry is minimal... Read More

Longwood Thoroughbred Farm’s Michael Christian knows a bit about breaking droughts. As an AFL footballer, he was a member of the Collingwood side that in 1990 finally ended the giant club’s long wait for a premiership, one prolonged through 32 years and countless heartbreaks – even a drawn grand final and lost replay in 1977.... Read More