Anamoe front and centre at Racing’s Night of Champions
Godolphin’s nine-time Group 1 winner Anamoe (Street Boss) dominated the accolades during yesterday’s NSW Racehorse Owners Association Night of Champions awards ceremony, while Zac Lloyd claimed an historic Bart Cummings Medal. The champion colt, who won six Group 1 contests, including the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), during the 2022/23 season, was named Champion Miler,... Read More
Yoshida hands Star another dazzling result as Kiku makes $1.46 million
Magic Millions overcomes technical difficulties with online platform to register a record result for the portal Group 2-winning mare Kiku (Zoustar) has been sold to leading Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida for $1.46 million, becoming Magic Millions Online’s first seven-figure horse, but not before a major technical glitch saw the sale halted for two hours and... Read More
Scentify
Andrew Lloyd Webber has long been referred to as a man with the Midas touch. It’s of course earned through a lifetime of producing hit musicals – The Phantom Of The Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats to name a few – but in recent years it’s carried over into another world of risk and... Read More
Michael Ward to leave Everest-winning syndicators Triple Crown
Michael Ward, one half of the sibling duo behind dual The Everest (1200m)-winning syndicators Triple Crown, is to leave the business after 18 years, it was announced yesterday. Ward, who joined the Sydney-based operation as co-director three years after his brother Chris established it in 2003, told ANZ Bloodstock News he will be “seeking a... Read More
Hall of Famer Oliver announces imminent retirement
Legendary Australian rider Damien Oliver has announced his retirement from race-riding at the age of 51, with his final ride set to be in his home state, Western Australia in December. The champion jockey is one of just eight jockeys to have won the ‘big four’ of Australian racing, landing a trio of Melbourne Cups... Read More
Magic Millions releases ‘quality’ 2YOs In Training Sale catalogue
Bowditch predicts Singapore closure will present new opportunities for domestic buyers Barry Bowditch believes the catalogue he and the team at Magic Millions has collated for October’s Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in Training Sale far exceeds the quality the company has presented at the auction in recent years. The auction house yesterday released a... Read More