Ten-length maiden-winning Deep Field filly to tackle red-hot Cap D’Antibes at Flemington Xtravagant Star (Xtravagant) won’t be seen in Saturday’s Cap D’Antibes Stakes (Listed, 1100m) but trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy won’t be without representation in the hotly contested Flemington race, the father-and-son duo lining up early pre-post favourite English Riviera (Deep Field). The trainers... Read More

Croston and Gilmour excited about the potential of two-year-old barrier trial winner Monica Croston and Gerrard Gilmour may not have the profile of many of their Victorian training counterparts such as Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Peter Moody and Mick Price and Mick Kent Jnr, but you’d be mistaken for thinking they can’t mix it... Read More

Widden Stud’s Zoustar (Northern Meteor) has continued his dominance of the Darley Princess Series early in the new season with North Star Lass showing her class and tenacity to land yesterday’s Furious Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on testing ground at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old appeared to have relented to the challenge... Read More

First season sires put to the test as new breeding season gets underway Just days after breeders were toasting themselves with champagne and canapes at the Hunter Valley stallion parades, it was officially down to business yesterday, with trucks roaring into stud farms across Australia’s thoroughbred heartland for the start of the southern hemisphere breeding... Read More

Micro shares to be start-up’s initial foray into racehorse ownership model  A new entrant with the backing of a cohort of thoroughbred and finance industry figures has launched into the crowded syndication market, believing that its unique use of blockchain technology and the development of a trading platform can bring a host of new players... Read More