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

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

Warrior could provide owners with ultimate reward in Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes The decision to send Extreme Warrior (Extreme Choice) to an Echuca maiden to start a make-or-break spring preparation might’ve raised eyebrows amongst the owners of the talented colt but less than a fortnight later the group are staring down the barrel of... Read More

Danny O’Brien and his European agent Jeremy Brummitt purchased three yearlings on the second day of the Tattersalls October Book 2 Yearling Sale yesterday, adding to the single yearling they secured at Book 1 during last week. Among the three purchases was a Free Eagle (High Chaparral) colt for 150,000 guineas (approx. AU$291,000), who is... Read More

Day two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale breeze-ups had the final 139 two-year-olds complete their gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa racecourse yesterday. A total of 274 horses breezed up across the two days, with their sights now set on heading through the sale ring on November 17 and 18... Read More