Walk like an Egyptian…or a Pharoah
“The 37-year wait is over; American Pharoah is finally the one!” The breathless call of Larry Collmus will forever remain the soundtrack to one of racing’s greatest moments of the modern era: when the Bob Baffert-trained American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) strode clear for a dominant success in the Belmont Stakes (Gr 1, 12f), becoming... Read More
Service fees under review in wake of coronavirus crisis
Studs to delay stallion rosters and prices due to market uncertainty Stud masters are reviewing service fees and delaying the release of their 2020 rosters due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, but a number of breeders believe that a correction in the marketplace will be forced upon those standing stallions after a significant upward... Read More
Elleegant Tancred win for Waller’s star mare
The final Saturday of March at Rosehill seems to be a day on the calendar enjoyed by Verry Elleegant (Zed) and her connections as she returned to the same meeting of her maiden Group 1 victory 12 months ago to take out the Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m) at Rosehill yesterday. Winner of last year’s... Read More
Minister gets the vote at Kranji
A change of tack enabled Minister (Street Sense) to live up to his handy English form with an all-the-way win on Friday night. Bought with the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge in mind, a spanner was thrown in the works when the annual series was moved forward by three months this year. Trainer Lee Freedman pressed on... Read More
Tom Marquand making his mark in Australia
When 21-year-old British jockey Tom Marquand arrived in Australia at the beginning of the year, little did he know he would become a Group 1-winning rider just three months later. And he certainly wasn’t expecting the elite level win to come with an English-trained horse. Seven days ago, ‘Aussie Tom’ partnered the William Haggas-trained Addeybb... Read More
Stud farms rally together after Arrowfield Stud’s Easter defection
Some agents and buyers are attempting to take advantage of a potential divide among Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale vendors after Arrowfield Stud on Thursday broke away from the online auction, but prominent breeders say they remain committed to supporting the company. Inglis was forced to move its Easter sale, a 514-lot catalogue comprising some... Read More