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Portelli positive over Fireburn and Sejardan’s Golden Rose chances

Trainer looking to repeat now-three-year-olds’ last season heroics in Rosehill Classic Trainer Gary Portelli is confident Fireburn (Rebel Dane) and Sejardan (Sebring) can show there’s no hangover from their stellar first seasons, in the $1 million Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m) on yet another damp track at Rosehill today. The canny Warwick Farm conditioner’s mastery... Read More

Trilogy acquires Blue Gum Farm as Campbells call time on illustrious career

Handover of rich Victorian stud to Stenning and Dingwall partnership to take place in December Blue Gum Farm, Victoria’s longest-running family–owned thoroughbred stud, has been sold to burgeoning racing and breeding venture Trilogy by Philip and Patti Campbell after more than four decades of successfully running the Euroa property, the nursery of a host of... Read More

Best Of Bordeaux on Home Affairs path after Golden Rose scratching

Snitzel colt to run in Heritage Stakes as possible Everest and Coolmore Stud Stakes rehearsal High-profile stallion prospect Best Of Bordeaux (Snitzel) could mirror the successful campaign used by Coolmore’s Group 1-winning sprinter Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) for the remainder of the spring by winning Saturday’s Heritage Stakes (Listed, 1100m), a result which could... Read More

Prima Park to expand services after joining forces with Miller

Young trainer to come under Van Dyk’s wing to bring horse education in-house Respected New Zealand vendor Prima Park will welcome accomplished young Matamata horseman Dan Miller into the fold as proprietor Kelly Van Dyk looks to expand her sales preparation, spelling and breaking-in operation. Miller, who educated Prima Park’s trio of Inglis Ready 2... Read More

Racing pays its respects to the Queen with state funeral held yesterday

Racing joined the rest of Britain and much of the Commonwealth yesterday when it came to a halt for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.  Racing was an abiding passion for the Queen and the sport’s governing body in Britain moved quickly to ensure its participants would be able to spend the day following events... Read More

First season stallions to the fore at official two-year-old trials

Yesterday’s official two-year-old barrier trials in Sydney did not reveal all the answers but for young stallions with maiden crop juveniles facing their first public moment of truth, the traditional September session provided some encouraging signs for owners, trainers and studmasters. Highly touted first crop stallions Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) and Coolmore’s US Triple Crown champion... Read More