Weekend Melbourne and Brisbane Group 1 racing was impacted by winter rains whereas Sydney’s racing at Rosehill was conducted on a Soft 5 surface providing a fair test for all, the feature won by 2400m specialist Thebudgiesmugla (Redwood), winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Listed, 2400m), formerly raced as the Winter Cup. Stakes winner... Read More

Aussie fever has returned to Berkshire this week as Royal Ascot takes over, and familiar faces Henry Dwyer and Chris Waller will be joined by Warwick Farm’s Bjorn Baker as the trio bid to raid more of the UK’s top sprinting prizes. Dwyer returns with his redoubtable mare Asfoora (Flying Artie), who has wintered in... Read More

JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) hero Tron Bolt (Toronado) confirmed himself as one of the nation’s most exciting young prospects with his emphatic victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday, which also provided Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (High Chaparral) with a first juvenile Group 1 winner. Bred by Nagambie nursery Gilgai Farm, Tron Bolt was a... Read More

Caspar Fownes’ push for the 2025/26 Hong Kong trainers’ title gained crucial momentum at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (3 June) when the four-time champion posted a double to forge to a three-win lead with 11 meetings left in the season. Combining with Joao Moreira, Fownes struck with Family Fortune (133lb) in the Class 5... Read More

Joseph O’Brien was celebrating a second British Classic success on Friday when Thundering On ran out a truly facile winner of the Epsom Oaks.  Ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle, who was enjoying his first Classic winner in the UK, the filly arrived at the two-furlong marker still on the bridle and, sent about her work... Read More

Off the back of another big week at the yearling sales, Randwick-based trainer Michael Freedman will make the journey to Queensland on Saturday with a quintet of big hopes in stakes races across the Eagle Farm card. Freedman teamed up with bloodstock agent Andy Williams to secure a filly for $580,000, while also going to... Read More