Marie Yoshida is used to the idea that racing is a journey, having travelled from her parents’ farm in northern France, via Australia and Hong Kong to Winchester Farm in Kentucky.  But the unique circumstances of this year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale have obliged her to really put her travelling boots on in order... Read More

International Racehorse Transport halts operations due to Covid-19 International Racehorse Transport (IRT) is working with domestic and overseas authorities in a bid to develop protocols that would allow equine flights to restart during the coronavirus pandemic that has seen air travel cease.   Chris Burke, IRT’s managing director, yesterday revealed that the company’s last flight... Read More

Studs to delay stallion rosters and prices due to market uncertainty Stud masters are reviewing service fees and delaying the release of their 2020 rosters due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, but a number of breeders believe that a correction in the marketplace will be forced upon those standing stallions after a significant upward... Read More

The final Saturday of March at Rosehill seems to be a day on the calendar enjoyed by Verry Elleegant (Zed) and her connections as she returned to the same meeting of her maiden Group 1 victory 12 months ago to take out the Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m) at Rosehill yesterday.  Winner of last year’s... Read More

When 21-year-old British jockey Tom Marquand arrived in Australia at the beginning of the year, little did he know he would become a Group 1-winning rider just three months later. And he certainly wasn’t expecting the elite level win to come with an English-trained horse. Seven days ago, ‘Aussie Tom’ partnered the William Haggas-trained Addeybb... Read More