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Flemington spared from floods just a fortnight out from Cup Week
Flemington appeared to dodge a bullet with regard to the swirling floodwaters of the Maribyrnong River yesterday, partly thanks to its 3.5-kilometre flood wall. Social media lit up yesterday morning with aerial shots of waters covering areas at the southern flank of the course, beside the turning out of the back straight near the 1400-metre... Read More
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Aidan O’Brien pays tribute to ‘incredibly special’ Evie Stockwell on her death
Evie Stockwell, one of the most respected thoroughbred breeders in Ireland and mother to Coolmore founder John Magnier, has died at the age of 97. Stockwell enjoyed considerable success with homebred horses trained by Aidan O’Brien and who raced in her late husband Tom Magnier’s blue and brown silks. They included Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf... Read More
A towering influence boasting an intuition that comes with time and experience
It was as a 16-year-old while visiting her father’s Classic winners Big Game (Bahram) and Sun Chariot (Hyperion) at Fred Darling’s Beckhampton yard that Queen Elizabeth II became enthralled with the thoroughbred. Allowed to stroke the King’s Epsom Derby (1m 4f) colt Big Game, it has become part of history how the young princess was... Read More
It’s all smiles as the thoroughbred is promoted at Stud Cutting Competition
There were plenty of smiles and laughter at Friday night’s Thoroughbred Stud Cutting Competition in Scone, as some of the racing and breeding industry’s leading Hunter Valley-based farms and personalities switched helmets for cowboy hats and jockey boots for chaps as they pitted their skills against one another in an entirely different equine discipline. Yet... Read More
TBA to conduct mental health workshops in NSW, Victoria and online
Australia’s peak thoroughbred breeding body will continue its investment in tackling mental health issues amongst the industry’s workforce. The Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) will be conducting a number of free workshops in the coming weeks. TBA has partnered with respected mental health educator Pip Baker to hold the in-person workshops in the breeding heartlands of... Read More
Victoria seeks to protect program with $1 million bonus incentives
Racing Victoria has offered up to $5 million in bonuses for its feature races in a bid to lure high-profile horses to its spring carnival, amid the prize-money increases and new races in New South Wales. The bonuses are applied in a series of $1 million offerings attached to five races, with the incentives paid... Read More