The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained high-class juvenile Veight (Grunt) makes his much anticipated return to the track in today’s McNeil Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield.  While on paper it looks a strong renewal of the Group 3, the colts first-up task has seemingly been made significantly easier with the late scratching of Godolphin’s 2022... Read More

James Cummings’ In Secret and the Maher-Eustace-trained Bella Nipotina both take to the track in today’s star-studded Concorde Stakes Fresh from claiming her first Champion title, with more likely on the way, star sprinter In Secret (I Am Invincible) takes her first steps as a mare in a gripping Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) today... Read More

3 c Tavistock – Las Brisas by Shamardal O: Ungar Family, Mr W M Shelton, Mrs S E Shelton, Mr P A Young, Mr A J Rix, Mr B D Playford, Mr D Perkins, Mr L J Howl, Team T S A No. 2, Mr N J Pinner B: B J Lindsay Mnzm & Mrs... Read More

Stallion parades are quite the thing these days and, for many, have become a must attend on the Australian racing calendar each year. The recent sequence of parades held in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, the nation’s thoroughbred breeding mecca, were a big hit once again with thousands of thoroughbred fans seizing the opportunity... Read More

Horsetrader: Robert Sangster and the Rise and Fall of the Sport of Kings, is coming to an audio platform. First published in 1993 by authors Patrick and Nick Robinson (no relation), the book details the fascinating rise of Sangster, Coolmore’s John Magnier and Vincent O’Brien and how they drove the commercialisation of thoroughbred racing and... Read More

The rush of on-track success for one-time high-priced yearling progeny of Almanzor implies a strong correlation between sales appeal and on-track performance.   From the moment the first New Zealand-bred crop of Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) hit the yearling sales ring in 2021, it was clear that, commercially at least, he was going to... Read More