Injury curtails Group 1-placed son of Snitzel after long recuperation from surgery Stakes-winning, Group 1-placed sprinter Bruckner, a sale-topping son of champion sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), has been retired but where the four-year-old stands at stud remains undecided. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained entire, runner-up to elite sprinter Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) in... Read More

Deal comes as auction house releases 140-lot catalogue for Apple Isle’s 2023 yearling sale on February 20 Magic Millions has committed to conducting the Tasmanian Yearling Sale for at least another five years, providing certainty to the Apple Isle’s thoroughbred breeding industry that the state will have a local marketplace in which to trade its... Read More

Trainer of last year’s winner Fireburn believes he has winning chances in Sydney and the Gold Coast Dual Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning trainer Gary Portelli takes the covers off another batch of two-year-olds today, with a son of Pariah (Redoute’s Choice) and a daughter of More Than Ready (Southern Halo) key chances at Rosehill... Read More

Northern hemisphere breeding stock sale begins next week with new Sceptre Sessions to be held on Tuesday Buyers perusing the Tattersalls December Mare Sale catalogue this year will notice a colourful difference to its pages, with the auction house sprucing up the sale’s structure with the introduction of Sceptre sessions to further highlight the high-end... Read More

More innovation tipped to be forthcoming over the next 12 months The reintroduction of a host of feature races in Singapore next year has earned praise from industry participants who believe this week’s long-awaited initiatives are just the start of the revitalisation of the industry in the Asian country. Singapore was one of the hardest-hit... Read More