2 f Written Tycoon – Military Reign by Universal Ruler O: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd, Liquid Gold , Mr M V Broadhead, Mrs M McFarlane, Martin Racing, Rhino Plumbers Racing, Mr B J Molloy, Mrs P K Walkington, Gaire Pty Ltd, Bennett Racing Military Reign 1, Keidaily Stud, Bakerland, Bennett Racing Military Reign 2 B:... Read More

Hobby breeder Terry Board had a retired three-year-old filly in his paddock in 2014 when he received a phone call from a friend, Melbourne trainer Clinton McDonald. The grapevine had been whispering. “Have you still got that Encosta De Lago filly?” McDonald said. “Yeah, why?” said Board. “Don’t do anything with her.” “OK”. “If anybody... Read More

Bjorn Baker is confident Strada Varenna (Street Boss) can prove herself worthy of the upper echelons of his surging stable when she seeks to qualify as his second runner in the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The Warwick Farm trainer has struck a phenomenal vein of form this season, and this... Read More

Training and life partners David and Emma-Lee Browne are hoping to turn a $14,000 purchase into a $550,000 payday when their juvenile McGaw (I Am Immortal) tackles the VOBIS Sires Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.  Their bargain buy, who was sent for a freshen-up after bursting onto the scene with a dynamic debut win... Read More

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