Bowditch adamant all is on track to welcome interstate participants for a big season-opening January yearling sale Magic Millions has given the biggest indication yet that it is full steam ahead towards the Gold Coast in January, moving to allay fears that the vital Australasian season-opening yearling sale in early 2022 could be without key... Read More

Valentia three-year-old given chance in Caulfield Guineas three years after half-brother did the same South Australia hamlet Gumeracha, population 701, is famous for the world’s largest rocking horse, but come Saturday the town could also lay claim to another equine title, the breeding ground of a Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner. The said horse... Read More

Doomben win of Kenmore Lodge-bred colt Heroic Son a first for long-time studmaster Basil Nolan Snr Sometimes racecourse victories mean more than others and cannot be measured simply by a race’s status or the prize-money it carried and one result in particular last weekend was an example of that for the tight-knit Nolan family and... Read More

Marketing director Jimmy George believes exploits of flagbearers will lead to spike in demand at October Book 1 sale which begins today Tattersalls’ flagship October Yearling Sale is set to take prominence with Book 1 getting underway today. The auction arrives in the context of what, so far, has been a strong European yearling market,... Read More

Independent commercial breeders happy with first crop yearlings, ready to hit the market By Tim Rowe When Coolmore embarked on an extraordinary spending spree to support its newcomer Justify (Scat Daddy), the question for breeders was whether to join the global giant in riding the unprecedented wave of quality mares being sent in the unbeaten... Read More