Trevor Marshallsea takes a closer look at the Coolmore stallion’s extraordinary season so far Since late last year, the Australian breeding world has been waiting for him to drop from his lofty perch and shuffle back to a more expected place on the nation’s general sires’ table. But with 15 Saturdays left in the season,... Read More

Pam Gerard almost picked up an Australian three-year-old major this season with Savaglee (Savabeel), and the Matamata-based trainer is back in pursuit of Saturday’s $1 million Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick. Savaglee finished a close second to Feroce (Super Seth) at Flemington in the Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) last month, and on... Read More

Royal Ascot heroine Asfoora (Flying Artie) is poised for her highly anticipated return to the track in Saturday’s Irwin Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Morphettville. The six-year-old mare has not raced in Australia for over 12 months since a fourth placing in The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) in March last year, and trainer Henry Dwyer... Read More

Having ended a stakes drought courtesy of an explosive win by Recuperato (Farnan) in the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), Peter Gelagotis is now targeting a breakthrough juvenile success in Sydney on Saturday when his “sassy” filly marks the stable’s very first runner in a two-year-old race in the Harbour City. Monday’s trackwork gallop... Read More

A ten per cent share in Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) runner-up Coleman (Pierata) topped the Inglis Digital April (Early) Sale on Wednesday, selling for $405,000 to STBT Bloodstock.  Offered by Carringbush Park, the dual Group 1-placed colt realised the highest-priced racehorse share in a colt or gelding ever sold on Inglis Digital.  The son... Read More