Coolmore’s former shuttler American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) became the first US Triple Crown-winning stallion to sire an elite-level winner in Australia since the great Secretariat (Bold Ruler) when the Chris Waller-trained Riff Rocket held off all challengers to land yesterday’s $2 million Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) at Flemington. The Chris Waller-trained gelding was... Read More

Son of Zoustar emulates his sire with pillar-to-post victory in Flemington’s time-honoured Group 1 Ozzmosis (Zoustar) added his name to an illustrious list of Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winners and secured himself a place at stud when he produced a gutsy effort to land the $2 million contest at Flemington yesterday. The son... Read More

Connections confident Zoustar colt can return to winning ways after his last-start Roman Consul defeat Bjorn Baker believes he has the right colt in Ozzmosis to help Zoustar (Northern Meteor) block I Am Invincible’s (Invincible Spirit) chance of a three-peat in one of the country’s most prestigious “stallion-makers” today, the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1,... Read More

Wilde’s staying three-year-old to tackle Group 1 for Tasmanian breeder Armidale Stud has experienced a turbulent month with a touch-and-go battle to save its stakes-producing broodmare God Bless Us (Flying Spur).  Fortunately, things have taken a turn for the better in recent weeks and David Whishaw, the principal of the Tasmanian stud, hopes Saturday’s Victoria... Read More

Bloodstock agent Mills’s offsider and trainer Kearney team up with promising three-year-old Rochelle Adams is accustomed to the intoxicating feeling of black–type success alongside agent Sheamus Mills, but at Flemington on Saturday a filly of her own will take to the track on one of the nation’s most traditional race days. The lightly raced maiden... Read More