Wide draw at Caulfield not expected to be a problem for fancied pair Coeur Volante and Bossy Nic   Rival trainers Mike Moroney and Tony McEvoy are confident emerging fillies Coeur Volante (Proisir) and Bossy Nic (Nicconi) have the class to overcome wide draws when they clash again on the remodelled path towards spring Classic glory... Read More

The Inglis October (Late) Online Sale will present buyers with a unique opportunity as they are given the chance to buy a ten per cent share of Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) hopeful, Future History (Showcasing).  Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the five-year-old gelding gained a ballot exemption for the $8 million 3200-metre... Read More

$5 to $6 million price tag for O’Brien’s piece of paradise near Coronet Bay The birthplace of Global Glamour (Star Witness), the high-profile Group 1 beacon for women to embark on racehorse ownership globally, is on the market. James O’Brien had a decision to make whether to get bigger or scale back his breeding operation... Read More

As one of only two Group 1 2400-metre handicaps in Australia, the Caulfield Cup occupies an interesting place in the history of the country’s breeding and bloodstock industries.    As we often do in this column, let’s kick off with a quiz question. Who is the most recent Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) winner to then... Read More

The importance of Australia’s thoroughbred industry leaders meeting with federal parliamentarians of all persuasions in Canberra this week cannot be understated. Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA), led by Tom Reilly, and breeding industry figures from around the country were at Parliament House for the Parliamentary Friends of Primary Producers event, held for the first time since... Read More

Coleman (AUS) 2 c Pierata – Sboog by Redoute’s Choice  O: Carringbush Park (Mgr: M Laurie), Mrs S Cummings, Mrs J Groves, R L Smith, Mrs C M Smith, F D Brown, Trilogy (Mgr: Mrs M Stenning), Mrs C A Dingwall, D V Mustica, Mrs L Mustica, P S Mustica, Mrs J Mustica, M D... Read More