Tony Gollan holds a packed five-card hand for one of the last deals at the prospective broodmare table – the Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) – and admits he’s finding it hard to pick one who’ll emerge with some precious late season black-type. As of last night Gollan had five of the 16-horse field for... Read More

Well-known New Zealand owner Gary Harding’s investment in the Australasian foal market continued at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale on Thursday with the acquisition of a NZ$170,000 daughter of Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact). Coming just a week after Harding outlaid $525,000 for a weanling filly by Frankel (Galileo) at the Inglis Great Southern Sale... Read More

Corey Smith, the racing manager for Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, won’t be submitting an application to join the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia (FBAA) any time soon. But he did take great delight in playing his role – along with Griffiths, de Kock and FBAA member Peter Ford – in buying... Read More

Good Sort (AUS) 2 f Tassort – Canossa by Haradasun O: Grand Parkview Stud (Mgr: Ms LC Timms) B: Grand Park View Stud T: Chris Waller W: Hitotsu At Arrowfield Mdn Hcp, 1250m, June 19, Canterbury Grand Parkview Stud homebred Good Sort showed significant improvement and overcame a wide run to score on her second... Read More

Kyprios comes out on top in titanic tussle for Ascot showpiece Kyprios (Galileo) became just the third horse in the 217-year history of the Ascot Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) to regain his title in Royal Ascot’s showpiece event after getting the better of Trawlerman (Golden Horn) in a memorable straight-long duel on Thursday.... Read More

The New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale might be down on numbers, but Kane Jones insists the quality on offer at today’s auction is at least as good, if not better than has ever been seen at Karaka previously. Foals by a growing list of commercial New Zealand stallions – the proven Savabeel (Zabeel) and... Read More