Hirst fires broadside at Munz in RV farewell
The following statement is provided on behalf of retiring Racing Victoria director and acting chair, Mike Hirst, whose term concludes this weekend. “I am very grateful to have been afforded an opportunity to contribute to an industry that I love. I have been fortunate to meet a lot of similarly committed people and will walk... Read More
It’s been a while…
The solitary New Zealand black-type race last Saturday was the Tauranga Classic (Listed, 1400m) for fillies and mares and the winner Casino Princess (Casino Prince) represents a wonderful old family. Although, it has been some time, more than 30 years, since black-type within the first three generations of this branch of her family has occurred.... Read More
‘It’d be a brave man to stand between me and a bag of money’ …
BUT ASFOORA’S NOT FOR SALE Offers to buy Royal Ascot-conquering Australian sprinter Asfoora (Flying Artie) have been forthcoming, but the Group 1-winning mare’s owner has revealed they won’t be entertained. Akram El-Fahkri returned to Melbourne on Saturday, just days after witnessing his Henry Dwyer-trained homebred Asfoora land the King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f)... Read More
Munz weighs into Eddy’s chair appointment – again
Outspoken Racing Victoria (RV) critic Jonathan Munz, the chair of Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association (TROA), has doubled down on his dissatisfaction that the state’s peak racing body has appointed Tim Eddy as its new chair. Tim Rourke and Mark Player were recently appointed to the RV board with Eddy stepping up as chair to replace... Read More
Solutions-based Seymour keen to make a data-driven difference
Equate seminar to host an array of speakers from within and outside thoroughbred industry Data is the future of the thoroughbred industry, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be room for intuition in assessing the merits of horses and races. In fact, that immeasurable that has been used by some of racing and breeding’s greatest... Read More
Pierre Ng reclaims Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead
Pierre Ng landed a potentially decisive blow in the battle for the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble highlighted by a pair of Group 3 victories at Sha Tin on Sunday to edge to a vital two-win lead over Francis Lui. In only his second season of training, Ng boosted his tally to... Read More