Via Sistina crowned Horse of the Year
Champion mare Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) has capped an extraordinary 2024-25 campaign with the title of Australian Racehorse of the Year, announced at a ceremony at The Star in Brisbane on Sunday. Prepared by Chris Waller for Yulong, Via Sistina polled 202 of a possible 204 votes to claim the award comfortably ahead of Bella... Read More
Spring is in the air as star Yulong mares set to collide
Racing fans are in for a mouth-watering, green and white, three-round spring blockbuster as Yulong’s star mares Via Sistina (Fastnet Rock) and Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) set out on triple-leg collision course. As the Australian racing scene caught its breath after Treasurethe Moment’s stunning Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) triumph on Saturday, the major question... Read More
Waller confident Wodeton is poised to deliver for Wootton Bassett
Master trainer Chris Waller believes a bigger and stronger Wodeton (Wootton Bassett) is ready to write another chapter for his boom sire and enhance his own stallion credentials in a campaign which resumes in Saturday’s San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). And with Wootton Bassett’s (Iffraaj) progeny having proven especially versatile in the northern hemisphere,... Read More
Yamashita’s Gold (AUS)
3 c Wootton Bassett – Fortune Of War by General Nediym O: HMB Capital Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs S Cummings), F D Brown, C W Pearce & R A Ford B: Mr IK Smith T: Gavin Bedggood S: 2023 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale V: Edinburgh Park (Unreserved Dispersal Sale) P: Bahen Bloodstock, $105,000 W:... Read More
Magic Millions unveils stellar catalogue for October HIT Sale
A broad cross-section of proven stallions and emerging sires will feature in this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses in Training Sale, with the catalogue for the October auction now available online. A total of 210 lots, plus supplementaries, have been assembled predominantly of two-year-olds along with a number of three and four-year-old racing prospects,... Read More
Space Rider
He has a long way to go to match Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai), but last Saturday’s Moonee Valley winner Space Rider (Zoustar) appears to be the latest budding star from a Longwood Thoroughbred Farm family that just keeps giving. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt – a $500,000 Gold Coast purchase for... Read More