The curtain falls on Group 1 racing for the 2022-23 season today with Eagle Farm’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m), a chance not only for fillies and mares to boost their breeding stocks, but for several stallions to claim a timely top-tier success ahead of the spring. Rubick (Encosta De Lago) has had only one... Read More

Henderson savours Royal Ascot victory OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson was enjoying one of the biggest wins of his racing career on Thursday as the Harry Eustace-trained Docklands (Massaat) landed the Britannia Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot. Ridden by Hayley Turner, the three-year-old colt produced a smart turn of foot to gun down long-time leader New... Read More

2 g Shalaa – Sensibility by Redoute’s Choice O: A Bowler, A McClure, Elm Racing (Mgr: J Sheehan), W Kerr, Grass Artist (Mgr: J Skrivanic), Bamboo Bloodstock (Mgr: W Wendt), Mrs G Bozinis-Wendt, P Baker, Fumakeco Racing (Mgr: S Kelly), Mrs K Perry, W Pantel, R Wilson, M Slack-Smith, N Hinkley, S Bruhn, Mrs L... Read More

Shinzo is Australia’s best two-year-old. With the five Group 1 juvenile races run and won for season 2022-23, the status of the Golden Slipper would ordinarily see the winner lay claim to the title of the nation’s best, but ratings figures also back-up the blueblood Snitzel colt’s performance in the $5 million feature. The Coolmore-owned... Read More

More than just the final Group 1 on the Australian racing calendar, the Tattersall’s Tiara has proven a rich source of future star broodmares over the years. When Bonanova (Star Way) ended her career with a second successive victory in the end-of-season fillies’ and mares’ contest, the Winter Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m) at Eagle Farm... Read More

Frankie Dettori will bow out of his final Royal Ascot having added another Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) crown to his glittering career after producing a rallying ride aboard Courage Mon Ami (Frankel) to win yesterday’s showpiece.  Dettori, who will retire from riding at the end of this year, claimed his ninth win in... Read More