Waller strikes as Australian buyers continue Tattersalls spending spree
Australasian buyers continued to show an interest in the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, with further horses being bought on day two of the four-day sale. Chris Waller made his presence felt on Day 2, going to 210,000gns for Newmarket winner Desert Icon (Sea The Stars), while he also struck for Australia (Galileo) colt... Read More
Neville Sellwood – Great Career Cut Short
Tragically killed in a race fall at Maisons-Laffite It is appropriate in the midst of the spring carnival to acknowledge the deeds of Neville Francis Sellwood (1922-1962), who with eight wins boasts the best Caulfield – Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate record among our ‘Incomparables’ – the Australian jockeys who had sustained and remarkable... Read More
Highclere Racing: Bendigo Cup to perfectly suit Lord Belvedere
Bendigo Cup to perfectly suit Lord Belvedere After three consecutive wins Lord Belvedere’s march on the feature spring contests was dealt a blow when losing a plate and pulling up sore in the Bart Cummings at Flemington on October 3, a race that would have given him ballot-free entry into the Melbourne Cup. Now firing... Read More
$7.5 million Golden Eagle to keep flying high in attracting top-level four-year-olds
Racing NSW recommits to rich 1500-metre Rosehill race until at least 2026 Racing NSW’s second-year “pop up” race the Golden Eagle (1500m) is here to stay, with the sport’s governing body committing to the $7.5 million event for four-year-olds until at least 2026 despite the bet type trumpeted to fund the lucrative Sydney drawcard failing... Read More
Nine for Bobby’s Kitten
New first season sire winners Bobby’s Kitten Former Twin Hills Stud shuttler Bobby’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) sired his ninth individual winner when Silvestris (2 c ex Heading North by Teofilo) ran on well to take out a Chelmsford novice contest over seven furlongs on Thursday evening. The Mark Johnston-trained colt, who was racing for the... Read More
Road To The Melbourne Cup
The race was billed as a promising spectacle and I’d like to open by saying what a sensational Cox Plate we had on Saturday at Moonee Valley. The interesting thing was that there were only three Australian bred horses in the race, and the first three home were by Camelot or Galileo, with the fourth... Read More