$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

Pierata off the mark after his first crop son lands the Debutant Stakes in style Trainer Matt Laurie was adamant that Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) winner Coleman, a first crop son of Pierata (Pierro), was the horse he had to buy at this year’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale and he wasn’t leaving the Gold Coast... Read More

$4 million property in tightly held part of north-east Victoria put on the market Neville Murdoch is selling Larneuk Stud and getting out of the cut-throat stallion game, but the expatriate Kiwi won’t be lost to the thoroughbred breeding industry altogether. The 84-hectare Victorian farm, located in a tightly held area of Gooram, near Euroa... Read More

Super quick Capitalist colt set for his first start in Harron’s silks at Caulfield Under different circumstances Aardvark (Capitalist) would have been heading to the Gold Coast this week as a possible sales-topping two-year-old, but instead he’ll race in tomorrow’s Magic Millions-sponsored Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield. The juvenile was a member of trainer... Read More

Tributes flow for Winx’s dam Vegas Showgirl after her sudden death, aged 21 John Camilleri, Peter O’Brien and the wider Segenhoe Stud team are mourning the death of champion broodmare Vegas Showgirl (Al Akbar), who died suddenly yesterday, but her ongoing influence on the Australian Stud Book is likely to be felt for decades to... Read More