The Hayes Brothers could be on a collision course with their father David in The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) after War Machine (Harry Angel) lived up to the hype with a powerful and emotional victory in Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m). Inherited by Ben, JD and Will Hayes three starts ago following the death... Read More

Newhaven Park’s Cool Aza Beel (Savabeel) is a Group 1-winning sire after his son Cool Archie continued on his irrepressible way with a fifth straight success in Eagle Farm’s JJ Atkins (Gr 1, 1600m). One of only two sons of the mighty New Zealand-based stallion Savabeel (Zabeel) standing in Australia – with the other, Mo’unga,... Read More

Snitzel, Australia’s four-time champion stallion, sire of 23 Group 1 winners and 160 stakes winners to date, was euthanised on Wednesday morning aged 22 owing to age-related issues, chiefly a deterioration in the liver. Arrowfield Stud is now on the lookout for a son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) to stand at the farm as it... Read More

After months of speculation, James Cummings, one of Australia’s best trainers, confirmed yesterday that he will join the Hong Kong training ranks​ next year. Cummings, the grandson of legendary trainer Bart, had been at the helm of Godolphin’s Australian training operation for eight years before the global giant’s recent announcement to move to a public... Read More

Trainer Bjorn Baker has second-hand star Robusto (Churchill) primed to cap a huge season for the stable and syndicators Darby Racing in a bold first-up bid to land the Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. And the five-year-old will also have the backing of a sort of Murphy’s Law of stallions,... Read More