25 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) continued his extraordinary start in the breeding barn, chalking up his 25th northern hemisphere-bred winner on Thursday when the Owen Burrows-trained Raqiya (2 f ex Rihaam by Dansili) led home a quinella for the stallion when she broke her maiden at the second time... Read More
What took so long?
In a first, the Danehill (Danzig) sire line has finally succeeded in providing a New Zealand Sire Championship winner, in this case Champion New Zealand Sire of 2022-23, Proisir (Choisir). Rich Hill Stud’s Proisir qualifies via Danehill’s son Danehill Dancer and grandson Choisir, breaking an eight-year stranglehold on the premiership by living legend, Savabeel (Zabeel).... Read More
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