‘I am now scouting for a recruit so that I can be part of it all next year’
Finally, Racing NSW last week released its much anticipated Equimillion plans. Equimillion is an event for off the track horses set to be staged at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC), kicking off on September 30 and finishing on October 2. It is being officially touted as “an equestrian event with a minimum $1 million... Read More
Early foals with lofty goals
With the first foals of the Australasian-breeding season hitting the ground, we take a look at the performance of early foals in Australia’s best races over the past decade. When Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni) won the 2022 Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), she was the earliest Australian-born foal to graduate to Group 1 success of the... Read More
Maher hopes to see Tiz Invincible blossom in The Rosebud
Talented daughter of I Am Invincible to take on seven rivals including ‘underrated’ stablemate Griff With spring just around the corner, some of the biggest stables in the country are preparing to unleash a host of their most exciting prospects. One of this weekend’s feature events is The Rosebud (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill and the... Read More
I Am Me
She’s a push-button horse with a name that literally couldn’t be simpler, but amid the ups and downs of racing and breeding, I Am Me (I Am Invincible) has taken a circuitous route to potentially becoming Australia’s next sprinting superstar mare: from riches to rags, then a few more rags, but now to riches again.... Read More
Jones pads up for RV’s innovation battle
Besieged Racing Victoria chief executive Andrew Jones continued to hit the airwaves yesterday in the organisation’s bid to win the public relations battle in the wake of a series of leaks about a controversial proposal for race meetings modelled on Formula One motor racing and Big Bash cricket. The plans, which became public despite participants... Read More
Harron snaps up Satin Love for $560,000
Well-credentialed mare Satin Love (Snitzel) topped yesterday’s Inglis Digital August (Early) Sale, selling to James Harron Bloodstock for $560,000 as one of eight lots to realise $100,000 or more. Offered to dissolve a partnership, the Group 3-placed Satin Love was sold carrying a foal by Arrowfield Stud shuttler Maurice (Screen Hero). Harron purchased Satin Love... Read More