Image: Inglis’ Sinead Flannery and James Price with Leanne Smith (middle), joint winner of the Service to the Industry award (Credit, Supplied) Held at Luminare in South Melbourne, the 2026 awards celebrated the breeders, farms, stallions, broodmares and industry participants behind another successful and eventful year for Victoria’s thoroughbred sector. The strength of a community... Read More

Image: Boomtown Boss (Credit: Racing Photos) Boomtown Boss (Spirit Of Boom) secured his second stakes victory and became the first black-type winner of the new Australian racing season with a determined performance in Saturday’s A$200,000 Aurie’s Star Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m) at Flemington. Trainer Tony Gollan sent the Queensland gelding south to Ciaron Maher’s Cranbourne... Read More

Image: Ndola (Credit: Racing Photos) Brothers Ben, JD and Will Hayes will send out a strong three-horse line-up in today’s Aurie’s Star Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m) at Flemington, but one of the trio catches the eye from a pedigree point of view. Ndola will be bidding to add more black-type success to a rich family... Read More

Image: Snitzel, (Credit: Arrowfield) In a season that has seen multiple sires’ tables pushed all the way, Coolmore’s burgeoning stallion Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) produced a huge opening season as he conquered all in the first-season sires’ category – and also looks set to be narrowly runner-up in the 2YO table. With just today... Read More

Charyn (Credit: Cambridge Stud) Breeders in New Zealand and outside of the states of NSW and Victoria have plenty to look forward to this breeding season as new stallions hit the ranks. Having looked at the new editions in both NSW and Victoria over the past couple of days, we now turn attention to eight... Read More