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
St Mark’s Basilica filly tops Arqana as Coolmore strike winning bid at €1.7 million
What a difference a day makes. Trade on day two had been rather more subdued than is often anticipated at the Arqana August Sale, but it took just 90 minutes for three seven-figure lots to pass through the Deauville ring on Sunday evening. Comfortably the most expensive of the trio was the St Mark’s Basilica... Read More
Setting the bar
First run in 1991, the Northland Breeders’ Stakes has delivered a number of top-class performers. The most notable, of course, is 1998 winner Sunline (Desert Sun), a champion in every sense of the word. In Sunline’s case, her win was at two as the race then was for two-year-olds, staged late in the season. It... Read More