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Attard looks to the past for inspiration with in-form Ruby Flyer
Hometrack Rowley Mile test for progressive five-year-old son of Flying Artie It won’t be quite history repeating itself, but Hawkesbury co-trainer Jason Attard hopes there’s a few parallels to his former stable star, the Group 1-placed Sons Of John (Oratorio), beyond Ruby Flyer’s (Flying Artie) pedigree. Ruby Flyer, one of two Attard-trained runners in today’s... Read More
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Keeping an open mind to avoid shadows of doubt
Stakes races to shape breeders’ mating decisions on eve of 2023 season The stakes race results in the coming weeks can heavily influence breeders’ perceptions of stallions and the emergence of a good horse can have the phones of stud nomination teams ringing off the hook. If the entries for Saturday’s three-year-old stakes races in... Read More
Building of Rosemont takes another step forward in 2023-24
Future of Victorian farm positive as stallion roster’s progeny prepare for racecourse glory Rosemont Stud is by no means the new kid on the block of the Victorian breeding industry. Yulong has in the past decade, and five years particularly, become a colossal international giant and petroleum magnate Eddie Hirsch has taken over Woodside Park... Read More
Top billing at Raheen for Epsom winner Top Ranked
Dark Angel’s outcross stallion to stand at Nolan family’s Queensland stud Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Top Ranked (Dark Angel), whose career was cut short due to injury before last year’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), will stand at Raheen in Queensland, making him the second freshman sire to go to stud in the... Read More
Champion sires and star stables
The run of stakes success for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace with the progeny of I Am Invincible prompts a dive into which trainers have the best record when it comes to the progeny of both he and his great rival Snitzel. Story: Saturday’s victory of Tiz Invincible (I Am Invincible) in The Rosebud (Listed,... Read More
Anamoe crowned Victorian Racehorse of the Year
Reigning Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) champion Anamoe (Street Boss) was crowned Victorian Racehorse of the Year and jockey Blake Shinn claimed his second Scobie Breasley Medal at the 2023 Victorian Racing Awards in Melbourne last night. After returning to Victoria following a three-year riding stint in Hong Kong, Shinn capped a stellar 2022-23 season... Read More