That wily old desert fox Stuart Ramsey has been at it again, breeding another stakes-winning mare with a pedigree that sounds as Australian as he does. Gangsta Granny (Written Tycoon) took Saturday’s The Nivison (Gr 3, 1200m), breaking through for a deserved black-type win after a second and a third in a Group 3 and... Read More

Later on in the Caulfield card, Wootton Verni (5 g Wootton Bassett – Vernie by Kendargent) – another co-owned by Sir Owen Glenn – broke his duck in Australia when he took out the Coongy Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m).  Wootton Verni came to Australia late last year to join the Chris Waller stable with Wednesday’s... Read More

Cambridge Stud’s first-season sire Sword Of State (Snitzel) got his stallion career off to a brilliant start when he chalked up his first individual stakes winner courtesy Torture’s dominant display in the Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Caulfield on Wednesday.  Trained by Lindsay Park, the juvenile filly showed talent in spades to finish 0.5 lengths... Read More

A select catalogue of 166 two-year-olds will come under the hammer at Riverside Stables on Thursday for the 2025 Inglis Ready2Race Sale, with strong buyer interest and a polished vendor line-up shaping what is expected to be a good edition of the auction. Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch described this year’s offering as the company’s... Read More

Diego Velazquez, winner of this season’s Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m), has been retired and will take up stud duties at The National Stud in 2026. Bred by Epona Bloodstock, the son of Frankel (Galileo) was bought by MV Magnier and White Birch Farm for 2.5 million guineas at Book 1 of the... Read More

Australian interest was strong on the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Monday, with John Foote Bloodstock partnering with some of Australia’s leading trainers to secure three promising yearlings, writes Tayla Dyke.  Lot 595, a colt by Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel), was knocked down to Foote and... Read More