New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has released a proposed calendar for August through to early November to give owners, trainers and racing participants some certainty for the next six months.  This follows the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) announcement for consultation of the revised racing calendar for the balance of the 2019/20 racing year earlier... Read More

Redzel (Snitzel), the highest-earning son of Australia’s three-time Champion Sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), has been retired, owners Triple Crown Syndications announced last night. Redzel, who early in his life ended up in the hands of receivers, retires as the winner of $16,444,000, placing him second on the list of Australia’s highest earners behind the incomparable... Read More

The Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) has been pushed back further as the fallout from Covid-19 continues to impact on all walks of life. Traditionally held on the Friday night before the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) in March, Hong Kong Jockey Club officials were forced to reschedule the sale into two divisions given the... Read More

Richards trio bound for Lime Country While they couldn’t find the winners’ enclosure at Randwick on Saturday, trainer Jamie Richards was more than satisfied with what his trio of stable stars have achieved during their extended autumn campaigns in Australia. Three-year-old filly Probabeel (Savabeel) found the Heavy 8 track surface too tough an ask when... Read More

Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and owners Phoenix Thoroughbreds had the perfect lead-in to today’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), in which they combine with Pago Pago Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner Prague (Redoute’s Choice), when their superstar filly Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) scored a second top-level triumph in the William Reid... Read More