Walnut Farm purchase Mirra View for $600,000
Stakes-winning mare Mirra View (More Than Ready) topped the Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale when selling to Walnut Farm for $600,000 on Wednesday. Offered by Paringa Stud on behalf of owners Bennelong Bloodstock, Mirra View will be moved to the Victorian farm immediately before a decision is made on which stallion she will visit... Read More
Geegees Mistruth
Here’s an idea for a new pop-up race, certain to captivate all the punters who wonder where so many of these names come from. And we mean so many. You take all the horses called Gee Gee something, all the Mishanis, all the Oakfields and all the Ausbreds, and they go in a series of... Read More
City Of Troy cements legendary status as he completes famous hat-trick with International win
Coolmore’s imperious three-year-old City Of Troy (3 c Justify – Together Forever by Galileo) cemented his place among horseracing’s recent greats when dominating proceedings in Wednesday’s International Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2.5f) at York to be lauded as “the most special horse we have ever had” by his trainer Aidan O’Brien. Having bombed out when... Read More
Episode 17: From the field to the office
On Episode 17 of the Business of Bloodstock Podcast, Justin Darcy and Tayla Dyke speak with Racheal Finlayson of Vinery Stud, winner of the 2024 Thoroughbred Stud Cutting Challenge. A horse lover and star polocrosse player, Racheal’s chats about her career at Vinery and about the importance of marketing within the industry. Read More
Oakleigh Plate winner Marabi to be offered at MM Virtual Sale
Prominent breeder Greg Perry will offer his Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) winner Marabi (I Am Invincible) at next week’s Magic Millions Virtual Sale, her addition a major boost for the inaugural auction. The star sprinter, who was trained by Ciaron Maher to win the 2022 feature Group 1 Caulfield sprint and two other stakes... Read More
Aaron Morrison appointed Racing Victoria’s new CEO
Former chief operating officer and chief financial officer confirmed as successor to Andrew Jones Breeders, trainers and owners have welcomed the appointment of Aaron Morrison as Racing Victoria (RV) CEO, endorsing the choice of the long-term RV executive and expressing hope for a new era of greater collaboration between the body and stakeholders. Morrison, RV’s... Read More