Frankie Dettori will bow out of his final Royal Ascot having added another Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) crown to his glittering career after producing a rallying ride aboard Courage Mon Ami (Frankel) to win yesterday’s showpiece.  Dettori, who will retire from riding at the end of this year, claimed his ninth win in... Read More

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Warm Heart (Galileo) continued on her steep upward curve when she landed the Ribblesdale Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 4f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. A daughter of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and three-time Australian Group 1-winning mare Sea Siren (Fastnet Rock), the three-year-old headed into yesterday’s contest on the back of two wins and... Read More

Silent Witness’ breeder Ian Smith makes difficult call to put New South Wales Mid-North Coast farm up for sale One of Australia’s pre-eminent thoroughbred breeding properties is up for sale, providing a “generational” opportunity for investors to purchase a stud renowned for producing top-class racehorses. Ian Smith’s Edinburgh Park Stud, located on the New South... Read More

$520,000 Chairman’s Sale purchase set for mating with Darley’s Anamoe Eleven years ago, Simon Delzoppo bought into Starcraft (Soviet Star) filly Dayeala. She wouldn’t reach any great heights on the racecourse, but she did enough to whet the racing and breeding appetite of the Australian IT entrepreneur.  Fast forward to 2023, and Delzoppo and his... Read More

The $230,000 mare lands valuable black type win first-up in De Stoops’ old gold silks With a bit more luck, Al Maher (Danehill) mare Chassis would have already been a stakes winner and her value would have been significantly more than the $230,000 she cost her new owners at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale... Read More