Top end of the market set to maintain momentum at Easter
Big wet won’t stop Inglis’ premium offering with star colts and elite fillies Inglis has contingency plans in place if Sydney’s heavy rain impacts its Australian Easter Yearling Sale, with the predicted downpour also threatening Saturday’s opening The Championships race meeting at Randwick. The Bureau of Meteorology are predicting up to 300 millimetres of rain... Read More
Froebel Star (AUS)
Froebel Star (AUS) 2 f Zousain – Germayne Lass by Stromberg Carlson O: CMR Ladies, Ms H Wall, Mrs C M Mayne, Miss E Palmer, Mrs KL Thompson, Mrs R Langley, Ms JW Dingwall, Mrs RM Tchetchenian, Mrs LM Sewgoolam & Mrs DA Bourne B: BM Nolan T: Ciaron Maher S: 2023 Magic Millions Gold... Read More
‘If you wanted racing to boom, you’d put the best CEOs that they could afford’
If we needed a reminder about how important it is to keep the government onside when it comes to horse racing and gambling, the closure of the sport in Macau and the impending demise of Singapore certainly provides it. Decorated Kiwi trainer Stephen Gray and his wife Bridget, who experienced a “life-changing” 24 years running... Read More
Cards still to be played for Winx’s Easter ace
Peter Tighe, one of three co-breeders of the only foal out of champion mare Winx (Street Cry), has expressed strong interest in retaining a share in the globally appealing daughter of Pierro (Lonhro). Almost certain to eclipse the Australasian bloodstock sale record of $2.6 million for a yearling filly when she is auctioned on day... Read More
Tony Cruz on brink of 1,500 Hong Kong wins after Sha Tin success
Fresh from Al Quoz Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) success in Dubai last Saturday with California Spangle (Starspangledbanner), Tony Cruz stands on the brink of another remarkable Hong Kong milestone after Monta Frutta’s (Capitalist) breakthrough success at Sha Tin’s all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night. Monta Frutta’s victory in the in the first section of the Class... Read More
Stefano Cherchi dies aged 23 after race fall in Canberra
Stefano Cherchi has died two weeks on from suffering serious injuries in a fall at Canberra. He was 23. Cherchi was placed in an induced coma after suffering head injuries and internal bleeding when his mount Hasime (Denman) fell during a race at Thoroughbred Park on March 20. He was one of three jockeys dislodged... Read More