Anders, a son of the highly sought after but now pensioned sire Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) and the fastest horse Ciaron Maher says he has trained, has been retired to Widden Stud to stand his first season for 2021. Antony Thompson, who was yesterday attempting to mitigate damage caused by flooding and a... Read More

Trainer Fahey impressed by stock of freshman sires Saturday’s Lincoln (1m) meeting at Doncaster marks the beginning in earnest of the new European Flat turf season, a period during which the industry will have a first on-track glimpse of several runners by first season stallions who have shuttled to the southern hemisphere, with their first... Read More

Wauchope trainer Colt Prosser was lucky to save some of his racing and breeding stock yesterday as record high flood waters engulfed his property in the Mid-North Coast region of NSW. With a short break in the relentless rain, Prosser was able to access his farm and called on friends and staff to mount an... Read More

Savabeel filly overcomes early trouble to become super sire’s 22nd Group 1 winner In any other year, the winning performance of Amarelinha (Savabeel) in the New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) would have been overshadowed by what transpired across the Tasman and, primarily, in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in Sydney. But yesterday,... Read More

Newgate hoping freshman stallions can strike with five runners representing roster in Slipper It started back in the first week of October. Ingratiating took the curtain-raising Maribyrnong Plate Trial Stakes (Listed, 1000m) for Darley’s three-time elite-level winner Frosted (Tapit), while an hour and thirty minutes later, north of the border in Sydney, Shaquero led from... Read More