Talented Waterhouse and Bott-trained colt joined in Listed event by stablemate Introducing Spring takes a tantalising leap at Rosehill today as some potential stars of the nation’s three-year-old crop take their next steps, with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable holding some modestly-bought trump cards on the early path towards highlights such as the... Read More

Maher and Eustace’s Group 1-winning sprinter to be covered by Home Affairs Dual Group 1-winning sprinter Coolangatta (Written Tycoon) has been retired after Coolmore negotiated a multimillion dollar deal to buy the four-year-old for a record price for a mare sold off the track in Australia. The international operation, which has regularly been locked in... Read More

Cigar Flick and Fire Lane nominated for $200,000 feature at Rosehill Fire Lane (Hellbent) is no certainty to resume in The Rosebud (Listed, 1100m), while the promising Cigar Flick (Churchill) will take race fitness into Saturday’s feature three-year-old race, one which will likely determine the immediate future of the two fillies. The Darley Princess Series,... Read More

A host of star mares including Hungry Heart and Away Game set to deliver first produce Yulong Stud’s mammoth investment in broodmares in recent years is about to bear some of its most royally bred fruit, as a selection of Australia’s better-performed modern racemares prepare to deliver their first foals at the Victorian farm. Five... Read More

Awapuni visitor Belardo Boy (Belardo) claimed the first stakes race of the new season when he came with a determined late run to capture the Winter Cup (Gr 3, 1600m) at Riccarton yesterday. The Lisa Latta-trained five-year-old had been blocked for a run when finishing seventh in the Opunake Cup (Listed, 1400m) at his last... Read More