Watson has high hopes for ‘classy’ Herbert Park

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

Fields Of Courage (NZ)

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

The Great Tip Off

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

Small breeders land a big result as Havana Grey filly tops day one at Donny

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

Ameena

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

V’landys and Morrison vow to unite

Racing Victoria’s (RV) new CEO Aaron Morrison and his Racing NSW counterpart Peter V’landys addressed the Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in Japan on Wednesday, vowing to work together to combat the sport’s challenges. Morrison said RV is now working hard to make sure Racing Australia is more ‘effective as an advocate’, while V’landys said both... Read More