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Doncaster winner Nettoyer added to Chairman’s Sale as catalogue confirmed
Inglis releases select 60-lot offering of elite breeding stock for one of industry’s night of nights The Inglis Chairman’s Sale, described by Sebastian Hutch as one of the year’s premier bloodstock events on the Australasian bloodstock calendar, will feature a select 60-lot offering of high-end race fillies and broodmares in Sydney on May 7. The... Read More
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Shadwell founder and Melbourne Cup-winning owner Hamdan Al Maktoum dies
Hamdan Al Maktoum, dual Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winning owner and one of the most prominent and influential figures in international horseracing for more than four decades, has died. He was 75. The older brother of Sheikh Mohammed, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum helped to change the face of the sport across the... Read More
A hands-on owner-breeder whose decisions stood the test of time
Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s portfolio of thoroughbred interests has at times touched six continents, placing him among the giants in the modern form of global racing. The pivotal piece of the jigsaw is, however, one which represents the timeless essence of where the sport began when he decided to purchase Height Of Fashion (Bustino) from... Read More
Big wet wreaks havoc with race program
The torrential storms which have battered large parts of New South Wales over the past few days and caused racing officials to make the unprecedented decision to shift Saturday’s Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) card back by a week, showed no signs of abating yesterday as Australian racing experienced a total wash out. More than... Read More
Speedster Anders retired to stand at Widden Stud
Anders, a son of the highly sought after but now pensioned sire Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) and the fastest horse Ciaron Maher says he has trained, has been retired to Widden Stud to stand his first season for 2021. Antony Thompson, who was yesterday attempting to mitigate damage caused by flooding and a... Read More
Start of European Flat season offers first glimpse of shuttlers’ offspring
Trainer Fahey impressed by stock of freshman sires Saturday’s Lincoln (1m) meeting at Doncaster marks the beginning in earnest of the new European Flat turf season, a period during which the industry will have a first on-track glimpse of several runners by first season stallions who have shuttled to the southern hemisphere, with their first... Read More