Scientists call for implementation of expansive programme of genetic testing after new figures are released A major new study could shake up how breeders formulate their mating plans, having found that horses with higher levels of inbreeding have a significantly lower chance of making it to the racecourse. Research carried out by scientists at University... Read More

Group 1 winner with controversial past finally finds home at stud after years in the wilderness Azkadellia (Shinko King), the Group 1-winning mare who was found to be raced by convicted conman Peter Foster, and whose bona fides saw her trainer Ciaron Maher sidelined by authorities in 2017 for six months, has had her first... Read More

Forecast rain later this week at Caloundra will be music to the ears of Scone trainer Brett Cavanough, who is mulling over taking lightly raced three-year-old Sungblue (Your Song) to Queensland for Saturday’s Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m). At first glance, it might appear an ambitious task for the last-start winner of the Highway Handicap... Read More

John Messara and Arrowfield Stud were yesterday mourning the loss of Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice), the ‘unassuming’ sire who rose from the periphery of the Australian stallion ranks to become one of the most formidable and sought after producers of elite-level winners in the country.  A stallion who will be widely considered as... Read More

A huge contingent of southern hemisphere buyers set to target UK offering of horses in training at Newmarket An unprecedented number of Australasian buyers will be in attendance at next month’s Tattersalls July Sale in Newmarket as breeders and owners from Down Under look further afield to enhance their broodmare bloodlines amid intense competition on... Read More