Vin Cox, managing director of Godolphin Australia, believes his operation’s head trainer James Cummings has a touch of the magic which saw his legendary grandfather (James) Bart Cummings train 246 Group 1 winners, including 12 Melbourne Cup victors.  “There’s no doubt at all he has something of his grandfather in him when it comes to... Read More

A new week but a familiar story as day one of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale saw a slew of punchy prices spent at Park Paddocks on Monday. It took all of 17 lots for last year’s high mark to be bested as Anthony Stroud and Coolmore’s MV Magnier clashed over the... Read More

Maher and Eustace to train after paying $750,000 for Baystone Farm’s juvenile but internationals dominate the buying bench Hong Kong buyers dominated the top end of the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, with as many as 33 two-year-olds destined for the Asian racing capital, but it was leading Australian trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace who made... Read More

New winners Brave Smash – Aquis Farm’s first-season sire Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom) posted a breakthrough winner from his first runner when Brave Halo (2 c ex Danish Bingo by Sebring) won the Amelia Park Initial Plate (1000m) in the opening contest at Ascot on Saturday. Sent off as an $11 chance, the Sean and... Read More

Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson may not be in the ownership of La Crique (Vadamos) but he couldn’t resist giving the winner a healthy nose rub while she was being unsaddled after her commanding victory in the Arrowfield Stud Plate (Gr 1, 1600m). A first Group 1 for any stallion, especially their Vadamos (Monsun), will... Read More

Middle market to hold the key to depth of the buying bench at Riverside Stables as juveniles go under the hammer Inglis’ Sebastian Hutch is not making any bold predictions ahead of today’s Ready2Race Sale, Australasia’s opening two-year-old auction of the year, despite a large international buyer cohort being in Sydney for the first time... Read More