It’s an assertion which, of course, can be neither proved nor disproved but I’m pretty sure there’s never been a racehorse who actually “knows” where the winning post is. I’m similarly pretty sure that none have an extraordinarily greater will to win or determination than others. I’ll accept that the right temperament might dictate that... Read More

Coolmore’s much talked about first season sire Justify (Scat Daddy) lit yesterday’s Magic Millions opening session up in lights on the Gold Coast with his $450,000 Lot 1 setting the tone for a dynamic day’s trade. And, indeed, the US Triple Crown winner topped the averages for this year’s cohort of budding first season sires,... Read More

Widden Stud stallion secures top lot honours as strong metrics set tone for busy week’s trade at Magic Millions Peter Moody’s return as a force in Australian racing took another leap as he claimed the top lot on a booming, fillies-dominated opening session, described as the strongest day one in Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling... Read More

New winners Hellbent (pictured) – Miss Hellfire (2 f ex Peace Time by War Front) provided her sire Hellbent (I Am Invincible) a first winner when she won the Aquis Gold Pearl (1100m) in good style at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly was second behind Soaring Ambition (Not A... Read More

The name Edinglassie conjures a joining of two halves. The combination of Scotland’s two largest cities, it was in fact once mooted for a certain settlement not far north of today’s Magic Millions sale complex, until it was decided to honour the then governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane.  Instead, the name has... Read More

Majority of big players expected to flex their muscle on the Gold Coast in search of next racetrack star This time last year, leading industry figure John Messara was upbeat about the prospects of a buoyant market at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale, a prediction which came to fruition, but this year the Arrowfield principal... Read More