Change as good as a rest
Scouring Gavelhouse for tried racehorses with a view to finding improvement is not for the faint-hearted. As on-line sales grow in popularity, the number of bargain buys will naturally increase, the most recent Thebudgiesmugla (Redwood) who realised just $3000 when he was sold as an untried 3YO gelding. Foxton trainer Suzy Gordon is proving that... Read More
Bargain buys strike at the top level
In a market where seven-figure yearlings command much of the attention, the 2025-26 racing season has provided another reminder that high-class racehorses are not found only at the top of the sale ring. Increasingly, they are not always found in a physical sale ring at all, with the digital market now a proven source of... Read More
Value sires continue to punch above their weight
The 2025-26 racing season is drawing to a close and, with stallion fees now announced across Australia and New Zealand, attention is rapidly shifting from the racetrack to the breeding shed. For breeders, the coming weeks present some of the most important decisions of the year. While the commercial appeal of the industry’s elite stallions... Read More
Eagle-eyed Richards prepares for big Saturday
Morphettville-based trainer Gordon Richards is gearing up for a bumper set of runners at his home track on Saturday, and almost all of them have one thing in common – they have outgrown their original purchase price. Richards, who trains in partnership with Damien Moyle, currently sits 18th in the trainers’ title for South Australia... Read More
Neveu and Ko Phangan emerge as Midnight Dynamite strikes again
Homebred gelding Neveu (Rich Enuff) became his father’s 11th stakes winner when he held on to prevail in a thrilling two-horse war in the South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Prepared at the track by boutique trainer Jon O’Connor, Neveu was striving for his second win from five... Read More
Castillo King (AUS)
The Michael Freedman-trained Castillo King (Farnan) could be set for a step up to stakes class after making an impressive winning debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Having shown plenty of promise in a pair of trials prior to this week’s contest, the Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) colt proved even better on the racetrack... Read More