2 f Extreme Choice – Bel Mer by Bel Esprit O: Bell River Thoroughbreds (Mgr: A J Ferguson), Miss J Hogno, R G Hogno, Mrs M Hogno, Brookava Thoroughbreds (Mgr: D K Walker), J Gilvarry, Mrs R J Gilvarry, Mrs B J Koungras, F P Doran, Mrs C M Doran, R J Gilvarry & Watto... Read More

After being forced to play second fiddle for a lot of the action on Wednesday, Amo Racing’s Kia Joorabchian got back in the thick of the action at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when he outlasted Coolmore to take home a youngster by their star shuttler Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) for 4,300,000gns (approx. AU$8,771,400), making him... Read More

Australia will soon have a plethora of black type upgrades, all decided on race ratings alone and in the absence of a traditional pattern committee – a body said to be anti-competitive under legal advice understood to have been put to Racing Australia from New South Wales. As a potential clash with international authorities looms,... Read More

Kia Joorabchian was in no mood to be denied on day one of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, but the Amo Racing man had to give best when running into a bid of 2,900,0000gns from one of the sport’s established superpowers shortly before Wednesday lunchtime. Grangemore Stud presented the yearling in the... Read More

There’s an old saying about the relationship between hard work and luck. For Toowoomba chiropractor Chris Barham – who became the breeder of a sixth stakes-winner through Airman (I Am Invincible) last Saturday – it perhaps should be modified: the harder I listen, the luckier I get. Granted, there has to be some dumb luck... Read More

Further black type upgrades spark concern from sectors of the breeding industry News that 12 Sydney races will receive black type upgrades – aside from elite-status status for The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) and Melbourne’s All Star Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) – has sparked a concerned reaction from sections of the breeding industry. Despite the... Read More