Purton tops the charts with a Happy Valley double
It’s taken 52 race meetings but a Zac Purton double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night meant the champion jockey poked his nose into the lead in the title race for the first time since late September. The Australian ace arrived at the city-side venue one win behind his great rival Joao Moreira. At Sha... Read More
Queensland winter carnival scrapped
The Queensland winter racing carnival has been scrapped as the state moves to racing in five separate regions. The winter carnivals in all three codes, thoroughbreds, harness and greyhounds, have been abandoned for the first time in a century and they will be replaced by standard metropolitan race programming with selected feature races. “Given the... Read More
Arrowfield Stud pulls out on digital Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Arrowfield Stud has made the stunning decision to withdraw its entire draft from the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and instead will sell their stellar crop of horses by private treaty in response to the auction being forced to go solely online. The dramatic turn of events yesterday, just 24 hours after Inglis told vendors... Read More
Damaged (AUS)
2 c Exceed And Excel – Shatters by Lonhro O: Godolphin B: Godolphin T: James Cummings W: 2YO Maiden Plate, 1100m, March 25, Warwick Farm With his win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, Damaged (Exceed And Excel) joined an illustrious group that includes Redzel (Snitzel), Winx (Street Cry), Foxwedge (Fastnet Rock), Plagiarize (Stravinsky), Eremein (Timber... Read More
Farnan clocks impressive sectional times in overcoming wide barrier in Golden Slipper Stakes victory
Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) staged a brilliant performance in overcoming his wide barrier in winning Saturday’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), aided by a well-rated ride from Hugh Bowman. After beginning quickly from barrier 12, Farnan worked in the early stages, covering the first 200 metres in a conservative 13.49 before crossing clearly... Read More
2020 ANZ Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Supplement
The 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale will create history as the first major yearling auction anywhere in the world to be hosted solely on a digital platform. Traditionally the blue riband of yearling sales, Inglis Easter has been responsible for plenty of Group 1 winners throughout its history. In the last two years alone,... Read More