Zac Purton has become only the second jockey in Hong Kong racing history to ride 1,600 winners as the Australian continues a relentless quest of history following a treble at Happy Valley yesterday evening. Douglas Whyte (1,813 wins) is the only other jockey to reach the 1,600-win mark in Hong Kong and Purton’s three-timer leaves... Read More

We take a look at the unlikely record of the Sir John Monash Stakes, to be run at Caulfield this Saturday, when it comes to unearthing future stallions. A mid-winter sprinting stakes race is not often the platform for the breed shapers of the next generation, but on a cool winter’s day in July 2009,... Read More

Scone’s a long way from Silicon Valley but Google’s Chrome expert Neal French will be on hand to talk about all things AI, the buzz subject of the moment.  The From Here On forum, to be held on Monday, August 7, at the Thoroughbred Breeders NSW conference room in Scone, will also feature as keynote... Read More

Sicilian (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Pursuits by Lonhro O: Mr F W Cook, GW Holdings, Mr R N Norris, Mr R Cattle, Mrs C M Cook, Ms B L Cook, Mr T Needham, Mr S Bacon, Mr D R Fleming, Gee Racing, Just Fun Racing, Mrs S C Murdoch, Sheffield Racing, Silvertail,... Read More

Darley has announced fees for seven of its stallions who will not shuttle to Australia but will instead be available to cover on southern hemisphere time.  The group is led by Kildangan Stud’s Night Of Thunder (Dubawi), who is available at €50,000 (approx. AU$82,108) at Kildangan Stud. The stallion’s first top-level winner, Kukeracha, is from... Read More

Fiscal Fraser happy to chip away with small band of horses For seven years, between 1989 and 1996, economist Bernie Fraser held one of the most important positions in the country as the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. He presided over the Central Bank during the prime ministerial terms of Bob Hawke and... Read More