33-lot catalogue released for inaugural Magic Millions Virtual Sale Group 3-winning juvenile Steel City (Merchant Navy), a half-sister to dual Group 1-winning sprinter September Run (Exceed And Excel), will be offered at Magic Millions’ Virtual Sale. The four-year-old Ciaron Maher-trained mare features among the 33-lot catalogue released by the Gold Coast auction house on Wednesday... Read More

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

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

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

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