On a sweltering late summer afternoon the record price for a German auction melted as quickly as an Erdbeereis left out in the Baden-Baden sun as members of racing’s global elite went toe to toe for a Camelot (Montjeu) colt who has Classic-winning genes and a stallion’s pedigree. The figures might not have been quite... Read More

Robbie Patterson looks to have a genuine Classic contender on his hands in the shape of Read About It (3 g Wrote – Diggilou by Iffraaj) who showed his high-class credentials in Saturday’s Wanganui Guineas (Listed, 1200m).  The gelding was making his competitive return having not been seen since he closed off his juvenile campaign... Read More

Te Akau-raced mare Quintessa (4 m Shamus Award – Chaquinta by High Chaparral) will be prepared for the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington on November 2 after she battled to success in Saturday’s Cockram Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield. A Group 1 winner in her native New Zealand, the Mark Walker-trained... Read More

Chris Waller labelled Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) a “very, very serious horse” after the 2023 Inglis Easter sale topper strolled home for her second win in two starts in the Up And Coming Stakes (Gr 3, 1300m) for three-year-olds at Rosehill. While colts Storm Boy and Growing Empire scored electrifying victories on Saturday in... Read More

Multi-million dollar future sire Storm Boy (Justify) put his career firmly back on track with a dominant victory in his first three-year-old appearance in Saturday’s San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Rosehill. And such was the nature of his win, co-trainer Adrian Bott said a vast range of races were possibilities for him this... Read More

On Friday, Ciaron Maher warned that the lightly raced Growing Empire (Zoustar) was shaping up as a special horse. On Saturday, the Yulong-owned colt gave a near frightening display of just how special. The winner of two of his first three starts and he resumed for his fourth in Caulfield’s McNeil Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m),... Read More