Blue Door
A large dose of intricate breeding appears to have worked wonders with Blue Door (Stay Inside), Bjorn Baker’s exciting two-year-old filly who followed a 7.63-length barrier trial romp with a debut victory in Saturday’s Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). What immediately catches the eye is that she’s inbred to one of Australia’s great blue hens... Read More
Te Akau add trio of classy mares to Magic Millions Broodmare Sale
Three elite racemares from the powerhouse Te Akau Racing operation are set to be among the headline offerings at next month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, with a high-quality draft to be presented through Newgate Farm. Group 1 winners Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) and Quintessa (Shamus Award) will be joined... Read More
Remarkable Savabeel leads Waikato Stud roster for 2026
Waikato Stud’s Chittick family have been breeding, rearing and developing elite racehorses at its Matamata property since the 1990s with a cavalcade of outstanding stallions going back to champion sire Centaine (Century). Multiple champion NZ sires O’Reilly (Last Tycoon) and Pins (Snippets) followed and Waikato Stud’s current roster loses nothing on that score with ten-time... Read More
Ringing Zoustar endorsement in P J Bell Stakes at Randwick
Joliestar stole the Zoustar (Northern Meteor) headlines when winning the T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) on Saturday but racegoers left Randwick with another ringing Zoustar endorsement courtesy of his unbeaten filly Plaintiff. Plaintiff signed off Day 1 of The Championships with a last-to-first victory in the P J Bell Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m),... Read More
Zoustar lands stakes treble across standout Saturday
On an afternoon headlined by his T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) heroine Joliestar, Widden Stud’s reigning Champion Sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) landed a remarkable interstate stakes treble on Saturday. Two of those were new stakes winners for the son of Northern Meteor (Encosta De Lago), the first being unbeaten filly Plaintiff (3 f... Read More
Baker’s Green Spaces a cut above in Australian Derby
Trainer Bjorn Baker was thrilled to emulate his father Murray in winning the Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick on Saturday as Godolphin colt Green Spaces (Street Boss) continued his sire’s hot run of success with a dominant victory. Well supported at $4.40 and ridden superbly by Rachel King, Green Spaces settled midfield while... Read More