As Christmas nears, two popular stalwarts of the racetrack in recent years were retired within hours yesterday Yesterday marked the end of an era on both sides of the Tasman as popular geldings Santa Ana Lane (8 g Lope De Vega – Fast Fleet by Fastnet Rock) and Te Akau Shark (6 g Rip Van... Read More

Trainer Laurie hoping colt can join Guineas-bound stablemate Portland Sky in Queensland Last-start Red Anchor Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner Portland Sky (Deep Field) will barrier trial at Doomben tomorrow in an audition for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (RL, 1400m) and Victorian trainer Matt Laurie hopes talented two-year-old Ranveer (Winning Rupert) can join his... Read More

Isotope scores unlikely Listed win to surge into Magic Millions Guineas favouritism Tony Gollan has always believed Isotope (Deep Field) was a special filly but yesterday the three-year-old produced a performance which left jockey Ryan Maloney “gobsmacked” after coming from a seemingly impossible position to land the Gold Edition Plate (Listed, 1200m). Isotope, who demonstrated... Read More

Magic Millions Guineas hopefuls Isotope and Away Game head strong field at Doomben Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are hoping star juvenile filly Away Game (Snitzel) can defy a 33-week absence to defeat the Tony Gollan-trained odds-on shot Isotope (Deep Field) on her first three-year-old start, in what shapes as an enthralling renewal of the... Read More

On-farm inspections becoming increasingly popular with trainers and bloodstock agents On-farm yearling sale inspections across Australia and New Zealand is nothing new, but bloodstock agents and trainers are placing increasing importance on the exercise as they attempt to lessen their respective workloads in the lead-up to the 2021 series of auctions. Earlier this week, an... Read More