Sam Hayes has stepped away from the day-to-day running of the family’s Cornerstone Stud in South Australia to focus on the establishment of a real estate agency but, fear not, the famous racing name is as committed as ever to the thoroughbred industry. Last week, Hayes informed clients that he would move into an executive... Read More

Leading agent looking forward as hot bloodstock market makes it difficult for price-sensitive buyers to find value Record trade at the two Australian yearling sales held so far this year has forced agents to reassess their valuations and push clients to extend their budget in order to secure horses. Even so, many are being blown... Read More

Sebonack (Capitalist) showed some blistering speed to grab second-favouritism for the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with his slashing debut win over 1000 metres at Caulfield last Saturday. But there’s a diamond in his bloodlines – from a female family dripping with quality – including an Irish Classic performer, who later pulled off a... Read More

Prize-money throughout New South Wales is set to benefit from a $25 million injection, with Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’Landys revealing yesterday the further raft of initiatives being introduced are part of a big-picture approach as racing looks to shore up its future.   The enormous windfall is set to benefit every level of racing... Read More

I will be so emotive as to suggest that watching Save The Children ads, which focused on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, during Channel 7’s coverage of the races last Saturday was confronting.  However, I won’t be so pious as to suggest that it wholly distracted me from the rather frivolous and indulgent (but fun)... Read More

Young trainer Bryce Heys had to wait but was delighted to land a winning bid on a colt by first–season sire Lean Mean Machine (Zoustar) as Book 1 of Classic closed with a bang.  The trainer of dual Group 1-placed sprinter Spieth (Thorn Park) paid $380,000 for the last page of the book, Lot 660,... Read More