Trainer mulls options for daughter of Zoustar after wide Coolmore barrier draw Mizzy (Zoustar) is no certainty to run in today’s Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) from a wide barrier as trainer Anthony Cummings looks to maximise what could potentially be the mare’s final racing campaign, now that she has regained form after a long... Read More

Deal sees Godolphin’s brilliant juvenile Street Boss colt to make Victoria home High-class juvenile Hanseatic (Street Boss), the short-priced favourite in last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) on the back of an unbeaten start to his career, will stand at Rosemont Stud in Victoria later this year. Anthony Mithen has negotiated the purchase... Read More

Aquis Farm will consolidate its stallion operations in Queensland in the latest shake-up of the large-scale racing and breeding operation, bringing an end to its four-year interstate stud experiment, with high-profile Group 1 winner Pierata (Pierro) to spearhead a 15-strong line-up at Canungra. Justin Fung, Aquis Farm’s president, moved quickly to reassure breeders that he... Read More

Aussie-bred son of Fastnet Rock comes out on top in three-way finish Coolmore’s stalwart stallion Fastnet Rock (Danehill) sired the winner of the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) for a second consecutive year, as Rocket Spade (3 c Fastnet Rock – Affairoftheheart by Fusaichi Pegasus) ensured the Classic was won by an Australian-bred three-year-old... Read More

Stallion sires second Group 1 winner and juvenile Group 2 double as stud trifecta Newmarket Widden Stud principal Antony Thompson has lauded a ‘special day’ for the historic operation, after witnessing their star stallion Zoustar (Northern Meteor) take centre stage on an enthralling Super Saturday, scoring a second Group 1 winner in Melbourne and an... Read More