Sky’s the limit as Exceed And Excel filly shines bright in Welcome Stakes
Juvenile lights up the Riccarton track in golden week for Darley’s champion sire Enduring champion stallion Exceed And Excel (Danehill), renowned for the exploits of his two-year-olds and as an elite sire more generally, has left his mark on juvenile races in three continents in less than a week, providing another reminder about the 22-year-old’s... Read More
Magic Time and Short Shorts
Farmers are all about growing things, and horse farmers are no exception, and nature being what it is, sometimes things don’t grow according to plan. But for two men in the game, those sorts of earlier disappointments have borne some very promising fruit, which was on show again last Saturday. Magic Time, a three-year-old filly... Read More
Could Champions Day be the first step towards a truly great raceday?
The victory of Melbourne Cup top-weight Gold Trip and the advent of Champions Day provided the perfect fillip and portent of better to come for the Victoria Racing Club’s four–day Cup carnival. Further, it was not diminished in any significant way by the plethora of huge pot races which have been introduced in New South... Read More
Auction house feeling Magic about outlook for 2023 Gold Coast Yearling Sale
Magic Millions releases ‘incredibly strong’ catalogue of stars of the future A new galaxy of racetrack stars will go under the hammer at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast in January after the auction house yesterday released a bumper catalogue for its 2023 season-opening yearling sale, a week-long beachside thoroughbred racing extravaganza where some... Read More
Casting a spell
This time next week, many of the trainers present at Flemington’s Champions’ Day will have crossed “the pond” to New Zealand, hoping to uncover the next VRC Champion. Their reasoning is sound. The Kiwis are casting a spell, being responsible for five of Saturday’s winners. This time last week, Kiwi Chronicles devoted much of the... Read More
Harron makes mark at Fasig-Tipton’s Night of the Stars
Emro bought with Frankel in mind as Coolmore dominates with US$7 million mare purchase James Harron was amongst the thick of the action at Fasig-Tipton’s Night of the Stars elite breeding stock sale in the US, with the Australia-based agent’s global industry view on full display, with the second and most expensive of his two... Read More