Small breeders land a big result as Havana Grey filly tops day one at Donny
Breeding on a small scale is not for the faint hearted. There are long, hard hours, high expenses and disappointment is never far away. But on day one of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on Tuesday the Knox family received the sort of result that not only makes the hardship seem worthwhile but might... Read More
Ameena
As the old saying goes, you love it when a plan comes together. But when a gamble pays off, it’s surely ten times better. Emirates Park’s Bryan Carlson took a sizeable punt to seal a stallion deal on Tassort (Brazen Beau) after he’d had only two starts. Plenty of stallions have plenty more runs, mostly... Read More
V’landys and Morrison vow to unite
Racing Victoria’s (RV) new CEO Aaron Morrison and his Racing NSW counterpart Peter V’landys addressed the Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in Japan on Wednesday, vowing to work together to combat the sport’s challenges. Morrison said RV is now working hard to make sure Racing Australia is more ‘effective as an advocate’, while V’landys said both... Read More
Widden buy into Southport Tycoon
Widden Stud are the latest operation to have bought into the Bennett Racing-owned Group 1 winner Southport Tycoon (Written Tycoon). The Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m)-winning colt returned last weekend with a fifth-placed effort behind The Everest (1200m)-bound Joliestar (Zoustar) in the Show County Quality (Gr 3, 1200m) at Randwick. Trained by Ciaron Maher, Southport... Read More
Two MRC committee members switch camps
Two Melbourne Racing Club committee members who initially sided against a move to spill the board have dramatically changed their allegiances and backed the Save Our MRC group. Board members Caitrin Kelly and Alison Saville wrote to their fellow committee members on Wednesday claiming that there was a “longstanding poor culture and toxic atmosphere” and... Read More
Coolmore commits to Espionage
Harron sells down part of exciting Group 1-bound Zoustar colt Colts syndicate pioneer James Harron and his loyal band of supporters have cashed in some of their valuable chips in exciting Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) contender Espionage (Zoustar) ahead of the three-year-old’s return in a barrier trial at Randwick on Friday. The large... Read More