Young stallion lands first Group 1 winner courtesy of stunning win from the Rob Heathcote-trained filly at Eagle Farm Startantes banished memories of an agonising bob-of-the-head defeat in the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in the autumn, when she produced a magical last-to-first burst to win yesterday’s Tattersall’s Tiara Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle... Read More

Syndications newcomer Nxt Level is hoping to strike early black type and provide stallion Starspangledbanner (Choisir) more elite success on the last stakes day of the Australian season at Eagle Farm today. Established in 2019 by Chris Andersen, Gold Coast-based Nxt Level will cheer home Elliez Star (Starspangledbanner) as she steps up to 1400m and... Read More

Downey hails successful Valachi dispersal as Gavelhouse Plus sale oversees Matamata Stud’s latest move towards market exit Valachi Downs general manager Gareth Downey was left delighted but emotional yesterday when Baggy Green (Galileo) – dam of four-time Group 1 winner Tofane (Ocean Park) – was purchased for $1.75 million as the Valachi Downs mares’ dispersal... Read More

In years gone by, knockabout trainer Frankie Stockdale would be spending the depths of the Victorian winter educating a handful of yearlings for the the two-year-old sales later in the year and taking on the giants of the industry trying to win a maiden at Bairnsdale, Sale or his hometrack of Pakenham. This year, after... Read More

Breeze-up vendor toasts graduate success while enjoying stable road trip In years gone by, knockabout trainer Frankie Stockdale would be spending the depths of the Victorian winter educating a handful of yearlings for the the two-year-old sales later in the year and taking on the giants of the industry trying to win a maiden at... Read More