Image: Grahamme Begg (Credit: Racing Photos) Grahame Begg will saddle up a pair of mares both determined to seize their final chance this season of adding some invaluable black type to their respective pages in Saturday’s Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield. While Begg is quick to concede that the market is on the... Read More

Image: Scott Bryce and Spicy Martini (Credit: Supplied) The words ‘unsung hero’ can be attributed to a number of different unseen participants in the horse racing industry, but one that definitely fits the bill is the job of a farrier, and none more so in the incredible case of Spicy Martini (Justify) and Scott Bryce.... Read More

Image: Jacaranda (Credit: Racing Photos) With the end of the 2025-26 campaign fast approaching, there are still a quartet of sires’ titles across both sides of the Tasman Sea that still theoretically hang in the balance. Having wrapped up the first-season sire titles in Australia and New Zealand, Coolmore sensation Home Affairs (I Am Invincible)... Read More

Image: Beiwacht (Credit: Racing photos) Champion trainer Chris Waller and powerhouse operation Te Akau are hitting the groove in their spring preparations as they sent out a host of top-drawer contenders in trials held on both sides of the Tasman Sea on Tuesday. Over in New South Wales, Waller sent out Group 1 winners Beiwacht... Read More

Image: Sheza Alibi (Credit: Bradley Photos) In a market where seven-figure yearlings command much of the attention, the 2025-26 racing season has provided another reminder that high-class racehorses are not found only at the top of the sale ring. Increasingly, they are not always found in a physical sale ring at all, with the digital... Read More