“I’ve been in horses all my life in one way or another and I’ve never had anything like that,” said a stunned Paul Giles after seeing his well-related Tasleet (Showcasing) colt bring £350,000 (approx. AU$677,000) to top the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on Wednesday.  The colt had been the talk of the sales ground... Read More

Daughter of Toronado will step into stakes company for the first time when she tackles Cockram Stakes Breeder Daniel Watson is hopeful his progressive mare Herbert Park (Toronado) can echo the feats of her dam Elite Elle (Sharmadal) when she bids for a fourth straight win in the Cockram Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield... Read More

4 g Savabeel – Pander by O’Reilly O: Ballymore Stables (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mgr: M D Moroney), R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh) & M B Lee B: Bloomsbury Stud T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson S: 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Sledmere Stud P: P Moroney /... Read More

Shangri La Express (Rosehill, R7, #1) TRAINER: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott RACE: Up And Coming Stakes (Gr 3, 1300m) After coming off the boil in the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m), Shangri La Express (Alabama Express) is arguably the forgotten colt who could be the surprise packet of the spring. It was an encouraging... Read More

Breeding on a small scale is not for the faint hearted. There are long, hard hours, high expenses and disappointment is never far away. But on day one of the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale on Tuesday the Knox family received the sort of result that not only makes the hardship seem worthwhile but might... Read More

As the old saying goes, you love it when a plan comes together. But when a gamble pays off, it’s surely ten times better. Emirates Park’s Bryan Carlson took a sizeable punt to seal a stallion deal on Tassort (Brazen Beau) after he’d had only two starts. Plenty of stallions have plenty more runs, mostly... Read More