Pearce playing long game in hope of revitalising racing industry in the Australian Capital Territory Canberra will host its first million-dollar Black Opal meeting next year in a reshuffle of its programming and scheduling as part of a longer-term plan to win over the Australian Capital Territory government and community support for thoroughbred racing in... Read More

Buying mares suitable for elite stallions such as Frankel a ‘no-brainer’ The growing influence of European-based stallions on Australian racecourses and its bloodstock markets is set to fuel activity from southern hemisphere buyers at upcoming sales in England and France over the next week. The Tattersalls July Sale, which begins it’s four-day run on July... Read More

Fantastic Moon hands clients of Suman Hedge in ownership group Liberty Racing a memorable win at Hamburg An introduction first planted with a runner-up finish in the German Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) has, four years later, blossomed into a fully fledged German-Australian partnership which claimed victory in the European Classic on Sunday.  Fantastic Moon, a... Read More

‘We feel like we deliver lucrative markets to people,’ says auction house’s Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch Inglis has officially called for entries for its 2024 yearling sale series, publicly pitching to Australasia’s breeders to be given the chance to sell a portion or all of their foal crop at a live auction in Sydney... Read More

Symons and Laxon wind back the clock to claim first stakes win in 14 years at the Sunshine Coast Knight’s Choice unleashed a sumptuous turn of foot, one worthy of the great mare honoured in the race title, as the son of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) continued his rousing progression to land an... Read More