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World champion Palace Pier, brilliant juvenile Pinatubo and Victor Ludorum to shuttle to Darley Australia

Group 1-winning sons of Kingman and Shamardal bolster Kelvinside stallion roster World champion miler Palace Pier (Kingman), champion two-year-old Pinatubo (Shamardal) and the unbeaten Group 1-winning juvenile Victor Ludorum (Shamardal) will all shuttle to Darley Australia as the powerhouse breeding operation expands its enviable international offering to Australasian breeders in 2022. The first season trio,... Read More

Stars stand up on day one of The Championships as Hayes brothers conquer Doncaster

Fireburn, Hitotsu and Mr Brightside claim Group 1s as Nature Strip completes TJ three-peat The saying “form is temporary, class is permanent” rang true yesterday at Royal Randwick, as elite horses, trainers and jockeys excelled on day one of The Championships, a meeting which for many days appeared a forlorn hope going ahead as rain... Read More

Easter curtain opens for Longwood as Tartan Fields prepares for ‘Green Book’ farewell

Christian excited about maiden draft at blue riband Inglis auction while Esplins won’t be lost to industry This year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale heralds a new chapter in the development of Victoria’s Longwood Thoroughbred Farm, while it closes the book on the blue riband auction for the Esplin family’s Tartan Fields. Michael Christian, the... Read More

Australian debut for Bleakleys and Highden Park at Easter

New Zealand farm takes select draft to Riverside having boasted graduates which include Beauty Generation, Werther, Toffee Tongue and Ping Hai Star The first week in April in recent years has seen New Zealand nursery Highden Park cheering home their notable graduates across the globe, whether it be Werther (Tavistock) or Beauty Generation (Road To... Read More

Contenders emerge as shortlist announced for stud and stable staff awards

Record nominations from across Australia and from all sections of the thoroughbred industry have been condensed to a shortlist of 36 candidates for the 2022 Australian Stud and Stable Staff Awards (SSSA). The Australian edition of the SSSAs, staged jointly by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, Racing Australia and Godolphin, is part of the worldwide series of... Read More

Unwala hedges bets with colts portfolio headlined by Inglis Sires contender Warby

Hellbent juvenile to take his place on likely rain-sodden Randwick in juvenile Group 1 When agent Suman Hedge teamed up with trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace on the Gold Coast last year to buy a colt by first season sire Hellbent (I Am Invincible), fellow agent Jimmy Unwala had no hesitation in immediately taking... Read More