By The Numbers looks at how strong the influence of the world’s best stallions is in Australasia through the progeny of their daughters. The inspiration for a By The Numbers column can come from many different places. Sales or race results often set the scene, while other times it can be a tweet or a... Read More

Pair of three-year-old colts set to tackle tomorrow’s feature races at Rosehill Following Queen Of The Ball’s (I Am Invincible) near miss in last weekend’s Toy Show Quality (Gr 3, 1100m) at Randwick, Michael Freedman is hoping that a pair of smart three-year-olds can go one better than their stablemate in their respective races at... Read More

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… That was an Andy Williams song, written about Christmas, but sod that. For those of us besotted with another, more enduring season, it applies to right now. The sun shines, the warmer breezes of spring fill the lungs, the mares are foaling, and the most alluring races,... Read More

Arrowfield Stud come out on top for Flying Start Syndications’ mare as Gin Martini also finds buyer Talented mare Flying Mascot (Tavistock) provided her owners Flying Start Syndications with a memorable result yesterday when she was purchased by Arrowfield Stud for a sale-topping $600,000 via the Inglis Digital August (Late) Sale.  Originally bought from the... Read More

The Arqana buying bench took a healthy shine to the progeny of Cambridge Stud’s young shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain (Kodiac) at the August Yearling Sale at Deauville. The two-time Group 1 winner’s youngsters were keenly sought after with 20 through the ring and 19 sold for €2,447,000 (approx. NZ$4.5 million) at an average of €128,789... Read More

Recent history tells us that the action at this week’s yearling sales in France are likely to have a bearing on Australia’s best races in the coming years.  They have been selling yearlings at Deauville in August since 1887. But in that long history no sale has reached the heights of the 2023 Arqana August... Read More