Little Avondale’s Williams to nurse elite stallion back to full health as no risks are taken Leading New Zealand stallion Per Incanto (Street Cry) is recovering from a hind leg injury suffered in a paddock accident, a setback which could rule him out of the 2023 breeding season. If the Little Avondale-based stallion’s leg injury... Read More

South Australian racing receives much-needed $7.4 million prize-money boost Racing in South Australia yesterday received a long-awaited and immediate boost to prize-money levels, an injection participants hope is one of many steps in the right direction for the thoroughbred industry. The prize-money pool will go up by $7.4 million, from $48 million to $55.4 million... Read More

Zac Purton will continue his pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s towering Hong Kong career record for the most wins by a jockey after surpassing Joao Moreira’s mark for the most victories in a single season at Sha Tin yesterday. Further cementing his status among Hong Kong horseracing’s galaxy of stars, Purton eclipsed Moreira’s 2016/17 record of... Read More

As he did on the racetrack, Anamoe (Street Boss) is already setting the scene alight in the breeding world as his first season at stud approaches. The superstar four-year-old, who won nine Group 1s in becoming Godolphin’s highest-earner in Australia, has gone to stud on an appropriately hefty fee of $121,000 (all fees inc GST),... Read More

Shipment of 18 horses bought at three sales in May expected to leave next month Exports of Australian thoroughbreds to mainland China are set to resume next month after the lifting of the country’s tacit ban on the trade four years after it was imposed. Permits for the importation of horses from Australia to China... Read More