Elkington Road (AUS) 3 g All Too Hard – Sherbet Bomb by Snitzel O: Ballymore Stables (Aust) Pty Ltd (Mgr: M D Moroney), Kariba Racing (Mgr: C Dziedzic), R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), R Ford, B & C Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: B Dorman), G Devonport, M Merton, G... Read More

Joseph O’Brien’s challenge for a third win in the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) has been weakened after it was revealed that leading hope Cleveland (Camelot) will not travel to Australia to take part in the Spring Carnival.  The highly regarded Chester Cup (2m 2.5f) winner had figured on the second line of the betting... Read More

First season sires put to the test as new breeding season gets underway Just days after breeders were toasting themselves with champagne and canapes at the Hunter Valley stallion parades, it was officially down to business yesterday, with trucks roaring into stud farms across Australia’s thoroughbred heartland for the start of the southern hemisphere breeding... Read More

Lindsay Maxsted is feeling a lot of tension as the winter turns to spring. Happily, it’s not Monday-to-Friday pressure drawn from his various roles as one of Australia’s corporate high-flyers, in which he’s been at the pointy end of firms including KPMG, Westpac and BHP. Instead, the anxiety comes about on weekends. For one thing,... Read More

Micro shares to be start-up’s initial foray into racehorse ownership model  A new entrant with the backing of a cohort of thoroughbred and finance industry figures has launched into the crowded syndication market, believing that its unique use of blockchain technology and the development of a trading platform can bring a host of new players... Read More

Hewitson has eyes on returning championship to South Africa A decade on from the last of Douglas Whyte’s record 13 jockeys’ championships in Hong Kong, the chatter is growing louder that his fellow countryman – and protege – Lyle Hewitson could potentially return the championship to South African hands as soon as this term. Three-time... Read More