New Zealand’s biggest ever race day has come and gone and may well be remembered as a watershed point in time for our industry. Without racing there is no bloodstock industry and for too long we have languished behind the vibrancy of the Australian scene. Saturday changed all that and the realisation of that fact... Read More

Matt Laurie has his sights set firmly on Sydney after celebrating a Group 2 double courtesy of Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) and Vinrock (I Am Invincible) on a super Saturday for the stable at Flemington.   The precocious pair will board a truck bound for Randwick either later this week or the start of next as... Read More

Bundle Award (Shamus Award) charged into Hong Kong Derby (2000m) calculations with a brilliant victory in the Class 2 Carpenter Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to fan hopes of a fourth Classic triumph for champion trainer John Size. Ridden perfectly by Ben Thompson, the 75-rating Shamus Award (Snitzel) gelding charged from last at... Read More

Kia Ora Stud’s first-season stallion Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) enjoyed a great result in Sunday’s Black Opal Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) with the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained King Of Pop leading home a quinella for the sire when he defeated the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Farcited in Canberra’s juvenile Group 3. King... Read More

Questioned by some as a sleeping giant over the summer months, Godolphin roared into carnival action on Saturday with four stakes winners, and their evergreen stallion Street Boss (Street Cry) led their assault. Street Boss completed a rare achievement in landing the double of both of the major lead-ups to the Golden Slipper (Gr 1,... Read More

Te Akau Racing, Blake Shinn and fantastic filly Damask Rose created a slice of New Zealand racing history when they took out the inaugural running of the richest race in the land, the $3.5 million slot race, The NZB Kiwi at Ellerslie on Saturday, writes the NZ Racing Desk. It was a big day for... Read More