Group 1-winning sprinter to put Randwick record to the test in The Everest The prospect of a wet track will not deter slot holder Yulong from attempting to achieve Everest (1200m) glory for a second time in the $15 million race’s five-year history despite its chosen contender being noted dry-track sprinter Wild Ruler (Snitzel). Yulong... Read More

In the first piece of a new series on breeding to race, Jo McKinnon looks at the impact of today’s Kosciuszko at Randwick, which features nine homebreds in the $1.3 million contest There can be no greater thrill than winning a race with a horse you own but victory always tastes that little bit sweeter... Read More

There can be few more potent pedigrees in Australian racing at present than that of Hilal, who broke through for black-type success with a slashing win in Saturday’s Stan Fox Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m) at Randwick.  The Team Hawkes-trained colt is from one of Emirates Park’s strongest female families – one which has spawned such... Read More

Champion Victorian trainer Ciaron Maher made his presence felt during the final session of Book 2 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale yesterday when he teamed up with John Foote and Kern and Lillington Association to purchase a colt by Lope De Vega (Shamardal) for 100,000 guineas (approx AU$185,091).  Catalogued as Lot 1108 and offered... Read More

Yearning could be Oaks bound after coming from last to land fillies Group 1 The upset Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) win of Yearning (Snitzel) did not come as a surprise to her prominent group of owners, leaving co-breeder and part-owner John Messara to declare the spring far from over, believing that the VRC Oaks... Read More

Cerberus (AUS) 3 c Dundeel – Scarlet Moretta, by Fastnet Rock O: James Harron Bloodstock Colts (Mgr: J Harron), Love Racing (Mgr: B Love), Doyles Breeding & Racing (Mgr: M F Doyle), Rockingham Thoroughbreds (Mgr: J A Ingham), G1G Racing & Breeding (Mgr: Mrs T L Vogel), Mrs B C Bateman, P Mehrten, S N... Read More