
Tancred honours go to Haggas’ globetrotting star
The William Haggas-trained Dubai Honour (Pride Of Dubai) preserved his unblemished record in Sydney Group 1 races when he added the Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m) to his back-to-back 2023 triumphs in the Ranvet Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m). With nine of the 11 runners bred in the... Read More

“She’s a dream horse” – Laurie treasuring the moment with star filly
It was a terrific Tuesday for Yulong as the racing and breeding juggernaut celebrated dual stakes success courtesy of their homebred duo Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) and Pocketing (Grunt), the respective winners of the Vinery Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 200m) and the Tulloch Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m). Having negotiated a 50 per cent share in... Read More

‘I think it’ll be a fun night’ – catalogue released for next month’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale
Inglis have released the catalogue for the 2025 Chairman’s Sale and the auction house has assembled a mouthwatering line-up of 87 mares, headlined by Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai), Too Darn Lizzie (Too Darn Hot), I Am Me (I Am Invincible), and Estriella (I Am Invincible), who will go under the hammer in Sydney on... Read More

Title Battle
And the title for the best two-year-old in the land goes to – drum roll…La Dorada (Super Seth), but by how much? It’s a discussion we can only surmise because she and Return To Conquer (Snitzel) – the only juveniles in contention for the crown – never met during the season. Even if the Sistema... Read More

Stokes stable in fine fettle after Saturday’s stakes double
Deakin (Australia) is the last horse Phillip Stokes sees before his head hits the pillow and the first when he opens his curtains each morning, with the last-start Roy Higgins (Listed, 2600m) winner currently enjoying a spell in the paddock adjacent to the trainer’s farmhouse on the outskirts of Pakenham. Terry Henderson, the proprietor of... Read More
“It’ll be a one-stop shop” – Inglis buoyed by rich Australian Weanling Sale catalogue
Inglis has released the catalogue for their Australian Weanling sale and Sebastian Hutch, bloodstock CEO at the auction house, believes it presents a diverse catalogue rich in both quality and quantity. A total of 574 lots have been finalised for the two-day sale in Sydney on May 5 and 6, with 107 individual stallions represented... Read More