Freshman-sired winners of the Golden Slipper, Champagne Stakes, Blue Diamond and lucrative sales races suggest this may be the most successful class of maiden stallions Just how good is the current crop of first season stallions, a group responsible for a Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m), Blue Diamond (Gr 1, 1200m) and Champagne Stakes (Gr... Read More

End of an era at Woodside but family pledges to continue commercial breeding operation The Rowsthorn name will not be lost to the Australian thoroughbred industry – far from it. That’s the message from Will Rowsthorn, the third generation breeder, after his family sold off Woodside Park Stud, the business founded by his grandfather Peter... Read More

Stallion venture to complement United Petroleum founder’s Tylden training centre Mark Rowsthorn has sold Woodside Park Stud, the stallion farm which gave rise to this season’s soon-to-be crowned champion Australian sire Written Tycoon (Iglesia). Woodside Park Stud, based at Tylden, has been purchased by fellow Victorian breeder and racehorse owner Eddie Hirsch who is adding... Read More

Grahame Begg stands up to trolls and wants to put an end to the vile abuse and destructive behaviour in the sport Victorian trainer Grahame Begg has vehemently hit out at online trolls who are sending abusive emails and text messages to his stable. Begg, who enjoyed success at his home track on Saturday with... Read More

Rider saluted aboard Deep Speed to become the first jockey to notch a century of Melbourne winners in a season Jamie Kah etched her name into the history books yesterday when becoming the first jockey – male or female – to ride 100 metropolitan winners in Victoria.  After missing out on the feat at Sandown... Read More