Gringotts spearheads Maher trifecta in Big Dance
Ciaron Maher further underlined his dominance of Sydney’s richest mile when Gringotts (Per Incanto) led home a stable trifecta in Tuesday’s $3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick, 12 months after producing the quinella in the same race. In a near carbon copy of 2024, Gringotts ($3 favourite) again proved too strong for stablemate Vivy... Read More
Amo fends off fierce competition to secure Ted Noffey’s dam for $6.2 million
Fresh from making huge investments at yearling sales, Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing USA made headlines once again when it purchased Streak Of Luck (Old Fashioned), the dam of undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Gr 1, 8.5f) winner Ted Noffey (Into Mischief), for a sale-topping US$6.2 million (approx. AU$9.55 million) at Monday night’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale in... Read More
‘Wow, what a horse!’
Superb Melham and Half Yours add their names to the history books with devastating Melbourne Cup victory In an incredible achievement from horse, jockey and trainers, the rise of Half Yours (St Jean) hit a meteoric peak on Tuesday when he became only the 13th horse in history to complete both the Caulfield Cup (Gr... Read More
‘If he wins, he’ll shout the bar’ – free beers all round should More Felons spring a Melbourne Cup surprise
Twenty-five years after Brew (Sir Tristram) delivered him Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) glory, owner Richard Pegum will be hoping history can repeat itself when $41 shot More Felons (Churchill) steps out for Chris Waller in Tuesday’s renewal of the race that stops the nation. Pegum, who was among Brew’s ownership group when the gelding... Read More
Diego Velazquez to shuttle to Swettenham Stud
Diego Velazquez, a Group 1-winning son of Frankel (Galileo), will shuttle to Swettenham Stud in 2026. The Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m) winner will arrive in Australia after covering his first book of mares at the National Stud in Newmarket at a fee of £17,500. Adam Sangster, Swettenham Stud principal, and brother to... Read More
Lovett hoping class can play part with Al Riffa
Australian Bloodstock director Jamie Lovett is hoping the cream rises to the top when Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett) takes his chance in the upcoming Melbourne Cup. Australian Bloodstock has shares in three Melbourne Cup runners in Al Riffa, Vauban (Galiway) and Royal Supremacy (Make Believe), but Al Riffa was always going to take much of... Read More