As far as human resource power plays go in the bloodstock industry, Vin Cox joining Yulong was arguably as big as it gets in this part of the world. The head of Godolphin Australia for the past six years, Cox will officially depart the ‘blue army’ on December 1 with Yulong’s bottle green his new... Read More

Frankie Lo continued his whirlwind career progress by posting his 400th Hong Kong win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, reaching the milestone in only his seventh season with Heroic Master (Not A Single Doubt) in the Class 3 Nam Fung Handicap (1000m). Licensed as a trainer in 2017, Lor struck with his first runner... Read More

A filly bought for $16,000 from a $1,500 mare covered by a stallion standing for $11,000 won Saturday’s Group 1 Flight Stakes, and the world knew romance was alive and kicking. Tropical Squall, from the first crop of the possibly misunderstood VRC Derby winner Prized Icon out of the maiden-winning Squalls (Fusaichi Pegasus), brought her... Read More

At the time of going to press, a colt by Frankel (Galileo) was leading the way at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale yesterday after Coolmore’s M V Magnier and White Birch Farm saw off stiff competition to secure the colt for an eye-watering 2,000,000gns (approx. AU$4,025,700). Offered by Anthony Oppenheimer’s Hascombe and... Read More

Brown’s expensive Spirit Of Boom filly given first test down famous Flemington straight Cliff Brown, two years into his Victorian training renaissance after a long and successful career in Singapore, admits to throwing unbeaten filly Honor Galore (Spirit Of Boom) into the Danehill Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) deep end, but believes Saturday’s test could provide... Read More

The number of thoroughbred foals bred globally has dropped nearly 30 per cent in the past 15 years. By The Numbers digs into the downward trend of foal crops across the world. The Jockey Club in the United States recently projected that the 2024 North American foal crop would drop to its lowest level since... Read More