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Feeling of trepidation as Magic Millions readies for its 2YOs In Training Sale

Transparency the key as realistic vendors are prepared to meet the market There is no sugar-coating the fact that vendors are likely to face a challenging market when the Magic Millions 2YOs In Training Sale is held on the Gold Coast this afternoon. Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch yesterday warned that the pendulum for... Read More

Legh hails Coeur Volante as his “best female” after Guineas Prelude win

Prolific owner enjoys brilliant day at Caulfield including Buffalo River regaining his Moonga Stakes crown Mega owner Rupert Legh declared Coeur Volante (Proisir) could be the best female he’s raced – including multiple Group 1 winner Tofane (Ocean Park) – after the filly’s second successive dominant stakes win on Saturday. Despite drawing the outside gate... Read More

Without A Fight battles bravely to land Caulfield Cup

Son of Teofilo hand Anthony and Sam Freedman their first win in the time-honoured Group 1 Teofilo’s (Galileo) outstanding reputation as a sire of stayers leapt skywards again when the Darley stallion took the quinella in yesterday’s Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m), as Without A Fight vindicated a tough choice for jockey Mark Zahra to... Read More

Emerging fillies put Classic credentials to the test in Thousand Guineas Prelude

Wide draw at Caulfield not expected to be a problem for fancied pair Coeur Volante and Bossy Nic   Rival trainers Mike Moroney and Tony McEvoy are confident emerging fillies Coeur Volante (Proisir) and Bossy Nic (Nicconi) have the class to overcome wide draws when they clash again on the remodelled path towards spring Classic glory... Read More

Share in Melbourne Cup-bound Future History on Inglis Online

The Inglis October (Late) Online Sale will present buyers with a unique opportunity as they are given the chance to buy a ten per cent share of Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) hopeful, Future History (Showcasing).  Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the five-year-old gelding gained a ballot exemption for the $8 million 3200-metre... Read More

TBV president to part with pristine Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm

$5 to $6 million price tag for O’Brien’s piece of paradise near Coronet Bay The birthplace of Global Glamour (Star Witness), the high-profile Group 1 beacon for women to embark on racehorse ownership globally, is on the market. James O’Brien had a decision to make whether to get bigger or scale back his breeding operation... Read More