Building of Rosemont takes another step forward in 2023-24
Future of Victorian farm positive as stallion roster’s progeny prepare for racecourse glory Rosemont Stud is by no means the new kid on the block of the Victorian breeding industry. Yulong has in the past decade, and five years particularly, become a colossal international giant and petroleum magnate Eddie Hirsch has taken over Woodside Park... Read More
Top billing at Raheen for Epsom winner Top Ranked
Dark Angel’s outcross stallion to stand at Nolan family’s Queensland stud Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Top Ranked (Dark Angel), whose career was cut short due to injury before last year’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), will stand at Raheen in Queensland, making him the second freshman sire to go to stud in the... Read More
Champion sires and star stables
The run of stakes success for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace with the progeny of I Am Invincible prompts a dive into which trainers have the best record when it comes to the progeny of both he and his great rival Snitzel. Story: Saturday’s victory of Tiz Invincible (I Am Invincible) in The Rosebud (Listed,... Read More
Anamoe crowned Victorian Racehorse of the Year
Reigning Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) champion Anamoe (Street Boss) was crowned Victorian Racehorse of the Year and jockey Blake Shinn claimed his second Scobie Breasley Medal at the 2023 Victorian Racing Awards in Melbourne last night. After returning to Victoria following a three-year riding stint in Hong Kong, Shinn capped a stellar 2022-23 season... Read More
Spring options abound for Tiz Invincible after Rosebud victory
Maher and McDonald mull best path after I Am Invincible filly breaks maiden in competitive stakes contest Superbly bred filly Tiz Invincible (I Am Invincible) laid down a marker for a very promising spring ahead, with her first racetrack victory coming in black-type company in The Rosebud (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill yesterday. The filly, trained... Read More
Mantua
TRAINER: Ciaron Maher and David Eustace RACE: Quentin Wallace Handicap (1000m) The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Mantua (Fastnet Rock) will look to get off the mark when he lines up over 1000 metres at Moonee Valley this afternoon. Having his first start as three-year-old, the son of Fastnet Rock (Danehill) ran three times as... Read More