Image: Nightline (purple and white silks) (Credit: Grant Peters) Following the recent retirement of Antino, Redwood (High Chaparral) is in need of another headline horse and Westbury Stud’s quiet achiever may well have found one in the shape of Nightline, who rocketed into Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2200m) calculations with her eye-catching win in the... Read More

Image: Shinzo (Credit: Coolmore) Inspections for this week’s Inglis Australian Weanling Sale moved up a notch at Riverside Stables on Sunday with growing interest around the first foals of Shinzo (Coolmore), Ozzmosis (Newgate), Native Trail (Darley), King’s Gambit (Newgate) and Hawaii Five Oh (Vinery). Shinzo (Snitzel) ticks all the boxes as a Golden Slipper (Gr... Read More

Image: Billy Brooks, (Credit Supplied) It was only in 2024 that Blandford-based Riverstone Lodge burst onto the scene as the leading vendor by average (three or more sold) and median at the Inglis Classic Sale. Established in 2023 on the former Rothwell Park property, Riverstone were on debut as vendors that year and managed a... Read More

Image: Laurel River (Credit: Woodside Park Stud) Laurel River – a Group 1-winning son of record breaking stallion Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday) – will shuttle to Woodside Park Stud in 2026. The Eddie Hirsch-owned Victoria-based farm has struck a deal to bring the former Juddmonte-owned Dubai World Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) winner to Australia from... Read More

Image: Excite (Credit: Race Images) The Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable were to the fore at Te Rapa on Saturday when progressive juveniles Excite (Wootton Bassett) and Incandescent (Per Incanto) produced a feature race quinella in the Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (Listed, 1400m). Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) colt Excite was backed into $2.75 favouritism... Read More