Racing News

Outlaws Revenge living up to Balfour’s big opinion with Group 1 aims on horizon

The career-best form of Ryan Balfour’s sprinter Outlaws Revenge (Reward For Effort), a horse he hopes can one day deliver him a win in South Australia’s signature race The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m), coincides with the Adelaide trainer’s decision to downsize his stable. Four-year-old Outlaws Revenge, who shoots for a hat-trick of stakes victories in... Read More

Gold Coast looms but Sydney first for Exceed And Excel colt Hard To Say

Hard To Say (Exceed And Excel) will stay in Sydney this weekend instead of making a return trip to Queensland, but his Newcastle trainer Jason Deamer still has his sights set on the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) with the promising colt. The Dynamic Syndications-owned juvenile, a last-start runner-up to Palazzo Spirit (Spirit Of... Read More

Independent thoroughbred stud staff support line launched to tackle mental health challenge

Free confidential counselling and 24-hour call service funded by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia viewed as a welcome introduction Thoroughbred Breeders Australia has engaged an independent organisation to provide a raft of counselling services to industry participants in a bid to tackle the ongoing challenge of mental health, a wider community issue seemingly exacerbated by the pandemic.... Read More

Southern road trip shows there’s more than meets the eye to industry figures’ success

Diligent agents and trainers do the miles in order to unearth their next racetrack star What do you learn on a 1000-kilometre, two-day round trip across the Southern Highlands and Southern NSW looking at horses in their own environment?  The answer is plenty and then you learn even more about the people who are inspecting... Read More

Breakthrough Magic Millions win for Zhongli Thoroughbreds’ Soaring Ambition

Gold Coast looms for Neasham-trained Wyong two-year-old-winning daughter of Not A Single Doubt Talented juvenile filly Soaring Ambition (Not A Single Doubt) provided Chinese owner Gu Tao with his biggest success to date yesterday and, importantly, at a time when his burgeoning Zhongli Thoroughbreds operation is about to enter its important phase as a major... Read More

Karaka 2022 up on quality and numbers as New Zealand Bloodstock prepares for March sale

More than 1100 yearlings catalogued for national sale as Kiwis stand by national auction The date was already locked in and now so too is the catalogue of more than 1100 horses for next year’s New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, the country’s week-long showcase of the Kiwi thoroughbred. The catalogue for next year’s sale,... Read More