Snowdens dissolve training partnership
Peter and Paul Snowden are set to have their final elite-level runner together when Coco Jamboo (Massaat) contests Saturday’s Tattersalls Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm following the shock announcement that the father-and-son team intend to dissolve their training partnership at the end the current racing season. Issuing a statement on Thursday, Snowden Racing... Read More
Francis Lui edges closer in Hong Kong trainers’ championship with vital double
The 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship continues to hang in the balance after Francis Lui posted a crucial double, spearheaded by Copartner Prance’s (Epaulette) sixth successive win, at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to draw onto almost level terms with Pierre Ng in the title race. With only five meetings left in the season, Ng... Read More
C’Est Magique
Here’s something you might know about Neville Begg. He ran second to Tommy Smith in the Sydney trainers’ premiership no fewer than nine times. It could have exasperated a man of different mind. “Well, Tommy had a lot more horses than me, you see,” Begg tells It’s In The Blood. “I thought I was doing... Read More
Breeder McCann seen as casino group Star’s executive ace
Vinery partner signs on as chief executive of troubled gambling business Powerful Australian thoroughbred industry figure Steve McCann will lead beleaguered casino empire Star Entertainment Group, the company announced to the ASX on Wednesday. McCann, who is a partner in renowned Hunter Valley farms Vinery Stud and chair of neighbouring Kia Ora Stud, will return... Read More
Registrations open For TBA’s management skills workshops
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) is calling for industry participants to register for its upcoming nationwide management workshops, which offer stud farm workers the opportunity to advance their leadership and communication skills. The training consists of a two-day delivery by Juliet Robinson from Big Goals, who has coached more than 150 industry participants since the programme... Read More
Exception to the rule Roots could race on next season
Mills’ private purchase Press Statement mare chasing breakthrough Tiara win Roots (Press Statement) will seek an elusive Group 1 win in the Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday but her appearance in the last elite–level race of the Australian season shouldn’t necessarily be considered her career swansong. The rising six-year-old dual... Read More