Lowe and Jenkinson hoping for a Magic start after teaming up with Widden Stud Mitch Lowe’s first public foray into being a commercial breeder as a way of growing his Viva Racing syndication business is still more than five months out from its maiden selling experience. But the development of an eye-catching Spirit Of Boom... Read More

Star juveniles make early season reappearance at Sydney barrier trial session An imposing array of three-year-old talent from Coolmore was on show at Canterbury’s barrier trials yesterday, as a quartet headed by Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Shinzo (Snitzel) and $3 million stablemate Kandinsky Abstract (Zoustar) returned for their spring campaigns on the first... Read More

Yarraman Park’s champion stallion betters first premiership with $24.4 million season Last year’s champion sires’ title was as much about the Mitchells and Yarraman Park as it was about their star stallion I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit). Twelve months on and in claiming back-to-back Australian general sires premierships, season 2022-2023 is I Am Invincible’s time... Read More

James Cummings will today complete his sixth full season as Godolphin Australia’s head trainer, a high-pressure but coveted role within thoroughbred racing on a global scale. Top-flight racing is what matters most to Cummings, Godolphin and the operation’s owner Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, which is why Australia has played an increasingly important role in the... Read More

Cliff Brown’s three-year-old opens her stakes account with Exploring scratched at the barrier on veterinary advice In the literal French translation that reads ‘The Red Dancer’, La Danseuse Rouge (Manhattan Rain) showed plenty of moves to etch her name on the illustrious roll of honour in yesterday’s Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville. The final... Read More