Buckaroo and Absurde out to provide Fastnet Rock with a first win in the Melbourne Cup Some six months after he was officially retired from stud duties by Coolmore, Fastnet Rock (Danehill) will add another chapter to his extensive book of achievements should either Buckaroo or Absurde deliver a first Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)... Read More

No stakes racing in New Zealand on Saturday meant that all the attention was focussed on Australia and in particular, Flemington, for Coolmore/Derby Day, and Rosehill for Golden Eagle Day. The Coolmore Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner hails from a US family while a British bred horse took out the Golden Eagle (1500m) so pickings... Read More

Less than four weeks after their memorable success with Bluestocking (Camelot) in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m), Ralph Beckett and Rossa Ryan enjoyed more big-race glory when the pair joined forces with Starlust (Zoustar) to land a shock victory in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar.  Held up in... Read More

Ensued (Lemon Drop Kid) took a vital important step towards the 2024 Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) on December 8 with victory in the Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) under an inspired ride by Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on Sunday. Third in last season’s Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), John Size’s... Read More

Freyer returns to the scene of where he purchased Switzerland’s dam on the hunt for more gold in Kentucky wo days after seeing the horse he created become a Group 1 winner, Arrowfield’s Jon Freyer will be back where it all began at the Kentucky breeding stock sales this week trying to replicate the magic... Read More

Ciaron Maher’s ‘iron horse’ Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) became the second–highest prize-money earner in Australian racing history when she consolidated her last-start win in The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) with another lucrative triumph in Saturday’s Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill.  Along with first prize-money of $1.725 million, the mare picked up a $1... Read More