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A platinum gold contribution
O’Brien reflects on his long tenure on the board of Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria James O’Brien, the long-serving Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria (TBV) president, had one main objective in mind when he joined the board of the state’s peak breeders’ body more than 15 years ago. And that was, O’Brien said, to enhance the Victorian Owner and... Read More
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BIG BUCKS
Portelli dreaming of spring riches as star trio make trial return at Warwick Farm Gary Portelli lifts the winter covers off his trio of stars at Warwick Farm on Monday with very real hopes all three will represent his compact but select stable in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) in October. In fact one... Read More
See You In Heaven defends her Behemoth title
Adelaide mare See You In Heaven (Divine Prophet) may be one of only two stakes winners for her now New Zealand-based sire, but she’s certainly prolific at it. The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained five-year-old claimed her sixth win from 16 starts – in taking her second straight Behemoth Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Morphettville on... Read More
‘He’s a quality horse’
Memsie Stakes the aim for big-money buy Schwarz after he hits the Missile target Prospective Rosemont sire Schwarz (Zoustar) made his first appearance as a stallion and went a long way towards proving himself “the man” in taking his third black–type race – and his most prestigious – in Saturday’s Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m)... Read More
V’landys lashes ‘smear campaign’ against him at Rosehill inquiry
New racecourse a necessity for multibillion dollar development to go ahead, RNSW chief claims A combative Peter V’landys claims Racing NSW would have the final say on any proposed sale of Rosehill because it would be incumbent on a new racecourse being constructed in Sydney in order for the multibillion dollar deal to go ahead.... Read More
‘No one got to see the best of her’
Kiwi mare Prowess sold to Australia-based interests for NZ$1.452 million Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay pushed hard to keep trans-Tasman dual Group 1-winning mare Prowess (Proisir) in New Zealand hands, but in the end they could not match the seven-figure firepower of a major international investor on Thursday. In the end, the former Roger... Read More