There have been a few false dawns along the way, but out of the some dark times the landscape for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s latest juvenile winner looks exactly as it sounds: Fully Lit. RedFox Thoroughbreds’ son of Hellbent (I Am Invincible) produced a sparkling debut to win by almost three lengths in Saturday’s... Read More

It’s a wondrous thing, the people and the places racing and breeding can bring you into contact with. Rob Cummings, furniture importer and hobby farmer originally from Ringwood in eastern Melbourne, bought a mare and sold her daughter and now he’s one degree of separation from her buyer, Mr Phantom Of The Opera himself, Lord... Read More

An exquisite blending of pedigrees with stars from the old world and the new has been distilled into Arabian Summer (Too Darn Hot), imperious winner of last weekend’s Gold Pearl (1100m) and the stand-out contender among fillies for this week’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m). She also looks to potentially be one of the... Read More

Here, in lot order, is a look at a delicious half dozen sure to whet palettes at next week’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.   Lot 301 Bay colt: Wootton Bassett – Tiare by Flying Spur Foal date: October 27 Offered by Tasmania’s progressive Grenville Stud, this is the fifth and last foal of... Read More

The promising Michael Freedman-trained colt Highness (Snitzel) served notice of a regal future in jumping out of the ground late on to claim Wyong’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) last week. And in so doing he revived memories of a close relative, his ‘uncle’ Dissident (Sebring), a stallion whose reputation may have dimmed somewhat... Read More