Pressure off Bowman’s Mother Daniel Bowman isn’t under the same pressure as he was going into last year’s Regal Roller Stakes (Listed, 1200m) with his stable star Begood Toya Mother (Myboycharlie). Last year, Bowman said the stakes were high as the gelding needed to win the Listed sprint to boost his rating high enough to... Read More

Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), sire of 2016 European champion three-year-old Almanzor from his first crop, has been purchased by Coolmore from Haras d’Etreham. The news stacks up as a big deal in more ways than one – certainly, buying one of France’s top-tier stallions just as he is reaching his prime would not come cheap. “From... Read More

They say what happens on a road trip, stays on the road trip and that could well ring true when a journalist is allowed on a tour with a rising bloodstock consultant and a knowledgeable veterinarian with worldly experience and considered views on all manner of topics. ANZ Bloodstock News on Thursday spent a day... Read More

Adelaide sprinter to wear Inglis colours in $15 million slot race Mark Webster is confident that Group 1-winning sprinter Gytrash (Lope De Vega) is Inglis’ best chance of collecting a major share of the $15 million up for grabs in this year’s The Everest (1200m). The sales company yesterday confirmed that the Gordon Richards-trained Gytrash,... Read More

Mourayan makes history Mourayan (Alhaarth), who carried the colours of Lloyd Williams to victory in the 2013 running of the Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) when trained by Robert Hickmott, made his own little piece of history yesterday when siring the longest price winner ever of a race staged in Britain or Ireland. Having beaten... Read More

Rosewood chases elusive stakes win Rosewood (Redwood) will bid to go one better than last year when she contests the Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (Gr 3, 1600m) at Riccarton tomorrow. That was one of four stakes placings the seven-year-old has picked up over her 40 starts, which has seen her successful on 10 occasions.... Read More