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Tufilli looking for Placid Ark success with homebred filly

Daughter of Deep Field bids to upset the boys as feature races turn to Perth Black–type racing in Perth begins to heat up today, with a showpiece three-year-old event in the Placid Ark Stakes (Listed, 1200m) shaping as a story of Deep Field (Northern Meteor), two fillies and Nino Tufilli. Newgate Farm’s surging stallion Deep... Read More

Verry expensive share in Elleegant up for grabs

A significant share in champion racemare Verry Elleegant (Zed) is set to be offered through online platform Gavelhouse Plus. With reluctance, Auckland businessman Tim Barry has made the decision to part with his 12.5 per cent share in the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winner and offer it to a global audience due to personal... Read More

Malaysia back on Australasian racing map

When thinking of racing in Asia, the sport in Malaysia isn’t what immediately springs to mind, with the jurisdiction often seen as the poor cousin of neighbouring Singapore and a world away from Hong Kong, but the industry in the region is on a big upward curve. Fuelled by renewed interest from a wave of... Read More

Auction house feeling Magic about outlook for 2023 Gold Coast Yearling Sale

Magic Millions releases ‘incredibly strong’ catalogue of stars of the future A new galaxy of racetrack stars will go under the hammer at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast in January after the auction house yesterday released a bumper catalogue for its 2023 season-opening yearling sale, a week-long beachside thoroughbred racing extravaganza where some... Read More

Harron makes mark at Fasig-Tipton’s Night of the Stars

Emro bought with Frankel in mind as Coolmore dominates with US$7 million mare purchase James Harron was amongst the thick of the action at Fasig-Tipton’s Night of the Stars elite breeding stock sale in the US, with the Australia-based agent’s global industry view on full display, with the second and most expensive of his two... Read More

Witnessing greatness

Flightline leaves Australian participants in awe with Breeders’ Cup Classic win A throng of Australian thoroughbred industry participants have described witnessing Flightline (Tapit), a horse being compared to America’s all-time great Secretariat (Bold Ruler), as a once-in-a-generation champion after seeing first-hand his devastating US Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr 1, 10f) victory in Kentucky yesterday. Having... Read More