Godolphin-raced Daumier shows tenacity in spades to win Victoria’s premier juvenile race Over the years the Freedman Family have very much made the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) their own, and yesterday Anthony and Sam Freedman wrote their name into the record books once more when the Godolphin-raced Daumier (Epaulette) followed up Artorius’ (Flying... Read More

Victorian breeders and buyers to display their strength at local Oaklands Junction auction All signs suggest this year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale is almost certain to set new records and follow on from what has already unfolded over the past seven weeks at Australian thoroughbred auctions, but just how far the market will climb... Read More

Fillies make appeal for internationally recognised horsemen at Inglis’ Victorian auction Champion trainer Mike de Kock has returned to Australia for the first time in two years, a dual-purpose trip for the South African, while the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale also coincides with former top Singapore trainer Cliff Brown’s debut as a Mornington handler. The... Read More

Curtain comes down on two-day Magic Millions auction which has seen increases across the board  Coolmore’s Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) claimed the highest price from Book 2 in another strong session at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale yesterday, with an Amelia Park-bred colt by the stallion selling for $160,000. As the sale closed with... Read More

Playing God colt realises $330,000 as local buyers dominate during red-hot Book 1 session of Magic Millions sale  A colt by Playing God (Blackfriars) put a late West Australian stamp on Book 1 of the Perth Magic Millions sale as the nation’s rampant yearling boom continued unabated yesterday, snatching top billing as the fifth-last lot... Read More