It was a terrific Tuesday for Yulong as the racing and breeding juggernaut celebrated dual stakes success courtesy of their homebred duo Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) and Pocketing (Grunt), the respective winners of the Vinery Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 200m) and the Tulloch Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m).       Having negotiated a 50 per cent share in... Read More

Deakin (Australia) is the last horse Phillip Stokes sees before his head hits the pillow and the first when he opens his curtains each morning, with the last-start Roy Higgins (Listed, 2600m) winner currently enjoying a spell in the paddock adjacent to the trainer’s farmhouse on the outskirts of Pakenham. Terry Henderson, the proprietor of... Read More

Son of Not A Single Doubt’s fee rises to $330,000, as Newgate set prices for 16-strong roster The extraordinary feat of siring the winners of the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) and Blue Diamond (Gr 1, 1200m) this season has helped push Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) to an equal-record Australian service fee, with... Read More

OTI Racing’s European import Deakin (5 g Australia – Dealbata by Dubawi) snared a place in November’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) when running out a 0.4 lengths winner of Saturday’s Roy Higgins Quality (Listed, 2600m) at Flemington. A winner of two of his nine starts when trained in Ireland by dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer... Read More

Ken and Bev Kelso’s ‘hit and-run’ Australian mission with Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) bore spectacular fruit as the filly brought her high-class form across the Tasman to claim an all-the-way win in the World Pool Sprint Classic (Gr. 3, 1100m). The husband-and-wife training team are no strangers to success at Flemington, with Legarto (Proisir) knocking... Read More