Like father like son, Extreme Warrior (Extreme Choice) was in high demand as his home farm Rosemont Stud finished the Inglis Premier sale powerfully in a solid Book 2 sale. Following on from his super sire’s typically robust results in Book 1 – where Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) ranked third on aggregate despite... Read More

The rare and unorthodox breeding wizardry of Ric Jamieson earned emphatic financial validation as his Gilgai Farm dominated another powerful day’s trading in the closing session of Book 1 at the Inglis Premier sale. Concentrating solely on their local sale this year, Gilgai sold the day’s first, second, fifth and sixth highest-priced yearlings to finish... Read More

Stormy Grove (Toronado) delivered a sensational run at long odds to score an upset and claim the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic series, the Hong Kong Classic Cup (Listed, 1800m), at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ridden by Harry Bentley, the son of Toronado (High Chaparral) made it two wins in a row and landed... Read More

An imperious Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) made light work of five rivals at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon by winning a second Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) for Danny Shum and James McDonald, following on from his success in 2024. Sauntering to a four-length victory in the Triple Crown’s second leg, which follows his... Read More

Ryan Arnel had a hunch he was doing the right thing in 2014 when he bought a property near Eddington, between Ballarat and his home town Bendigo, on which to produce racehorses. For a start there was a babbling brook running through it, and he liked the sound of it in more ways than one.... Read More