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Home Affairs retired by Coolmore

Dual Group 1 winner Home Affairs has run his last race after Coolmore yesterday confirmed the son of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) had been retired.  The news comes after the Chris Waller-trained Home Affairs finished a disappointing 20th of 24 in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot on Saturday. “Home... Read More

Victorian trainer Stockdale seeks out the sun in North Queensland

In years gone by, knockabout trainer Frankie Stockdale would be spending the depths of the Victorian winter educating a handful of yearlings for the the two-year-old sales later in the year and taking on the giants of the industry trying to win a maiden at Bairnsdale, Sale or his hometrack of Pakenham. This year, after... Read More

Victorian trainer Stockdale seeks out the sun in North Queensland

Breeze-up vendor toasts graduate success while enjoying stable road trip In years gone by, knockabout trainer Frankie Stockdale would be spending the depths of the Victorian winter educating a handful of yearlings for the the two-year-old sales later in the year and taking on the giants of the industry trying to win a maiden at... Read More

Promising Snitzel filly proves Ir-Resistible for Bell River

Raw Freedman-trained juvenile to aim up at Life Members Stakes at Eagle Farm with view to spring targets Bell River Thoroughbreds’ Ferguson family are no strangers to racing quality fillies and they hope they have another one on their hands in the form of Resistible (Snitzel), a dominant first-start winner at Newcastle earlier this month.... Read More

Kiwi Rolston to join Hong Kong Jockey Club in International Sale and owners role

New Zealand Bloodstock will not be rushed into finding director of sales replacement at Karaka complex Long-serving New Zealand Bloodstock employee Danny Rolston will join the Hong Kong Jockey Club in a new position overseeing the International Sale while also liaising with the organisation’s influential cohort of racehorse owners.  Rolston has been appointed as the... Read More

Waller planning another Royal Ascot raid after Nature Strip’s romp

Connections set to call time on career of Home Affairs after stud-bound sprinter pulls up lame following Platinum Jubilee defeat The dust has barely settled on this year’s Royal Ascot carnival but already Chris Waller has his eyes set on a return to Europe’s showpiece meeting in 12 months’ time. Nature Strip (Nicconi) justified his... Read More