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Group 1-winning partnership Ellerton and Zahra to go their separate ways
Victorian owner-breeder David Moodie will side with Mathew Ellerton and leave his large racing team in the care of the Flemington-based trainer when he and Simon Zahra end their long and successful partnership later this year. The trainers yesterday announced that they would go their separate ways after more than two decades of working together... Read More
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Waller to train Orbis Bloodstock-owned horses after shock split from Hawkes
International racing and breeding operation Orbis Bloodstock has split from trainers Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes. The Hong Kong business, which raced stallions North Pacific (Brazen Beau), Doubtland (Not A Single Doubt) and Ducimus (Snitzel), have transferred their horses to premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller. The Orbis-owned Kingsheir (Kingman), a winner of three of his... Read More
Judgement of Kulani Park’s Smith rewarded after Dulcify win of Giannis
Trader celebrates interstate double with exciting son of Flying Artie to follow proven Group 1 path Ask industry professionals, agents and studmasters alike, and the majority will agree that Rhys Smith has one of the best eyes for a horse in the business, not that the Kulani Park owner is one for self-promotion. Over the... Read More
Trainer to fight disqualification over Berejiklian Facebook rants
A country trainer has vowed to appeal a three-month disqualification imposed by Racing NSW stewards for a social media tirade he posted about the state’s premier Gladys Berejiklian’s handling of the pandemic. Norm Loy, based at Albury on the NSW-Victoria border, was outed for three months at a stewards’ hearing on Friday, leaving him to... Read More
TBA: farms must remain vigilant to keep industry going through pandemic
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) has urged stud farms and industry participants to be vigilant and have strict Covid-safe protocols in place to ensure the sector is allowed to operate without government intervention as the pandemic encroaches on a second breeding season in a row. Yesterday, the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian ordered eight local government areas... Read More
Aidan O’Brien is nervous – he knows this horse could fill a Galileo-shaped hole
If you were in the grandstands or betting ring on a humid afternoon at Sandown, you will have heard the occasional burst of Football’s Coming Home or God Save The Queen. If you were Tom Marquand or David Egan entering the closing stages of the Coral-Eclipse, you will have heard a rapid and ominous whoosh. ... Read More