Enthaar made favourite for Golden Slipper, first season sires to the fore, Melody Belle strikes 11 and Mirage Dancer first for Frankel It has long been billed Super Saturday for a reason and the stories that flowed out of yesterday’s racing on both sides of the Tasman demonstrated it was well and truly deserving of... Read More

Group 1 contests at Randwick, Flemington and Hastings and first juvenile stakes races in ‘Super Saturday’ down under The first Saturday in October represents so much to so many: Group 1 racing up and down Australia’s eastern seaboard and in New Zealand, important trials heading towards some of the world’s biggest races and the dawning... Read More

New Zealand breaker and pre-trainer to place more emphasis on yearling selection Chris Rutten’s brief stint as part of the buying team for champion trainer Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, but the experience has whetted the appetite of the respected New Zealand horseman to expand... Read More

Prime Ministers Morrison and Ardern in talks to allow people to commute between countries There is growing optimism of a trans-Tasman travel bubble being in place in time for the 2021 Australasian yearling sales that would enable agents and trainers to easily attend auctions in Australia and New Zealand but stakeholders warn the floated plans... Read More

Plunge landed and money in the bank leads to Douglas parting with Ilovethiscity gelding By Tim Rowe The experienced eye of Rodney “Rocket” Douglas told the former trainer that Barocha (Ilovethiscity) was a good horse and a lightning Mornington track gallop that was markedly faster than Group 1 sprinter Santa Ana Lane (Lope De Vega)... Read More