Unthinkable
There remains another 16 weeks of the Australian racing season. A season which includes riches to be won at the remainder of the Sydney autumn carnival, the Adelaide May carnival, then onto the Brisbane winter carnival. Therefore, the contenders for this year’s Sire Premiership will likely swap the odd place. However, the jump, in one... Read More
Equimillion the most important announcement of the year
Just as The Championships at Randwick were about to reach a crescendo, Racing NSW this week announced a game-changer for the never-ending challenge of rehoming Thoroughbreds – an equestrian event to be known as Equimillion. With a proposed minimum of $1 million in prize-money, exclusively for retired racehorses, Equimillion is designed to showcase the versatility... Read More
Third for Hellbent
New winners Hellbent (pictured above) – Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr appear to have unearthed a talented juvenile in Hell Hound (2 f ex Miss Charming by Forestry), an impressive first start winner at Terang, the third individual winner for her first season Yarraman Park Stud-based sire Hellbent (I Am Invincible). Ridden by Beau... Read More
Champion stallion Written Tycoon’s fee remains unchanged as Yulong announces five-strong roster
Reigning Australian champion stallion Written Tycoon (Iglesia) will remain at an unchanged fee of $165,000 (all fees inc GST) in 2022, his 16th year at stud and his second at Yulong in Victoria. The Yuesheng Zhang-owned Yulong operation, based in the state’s breeding heartland of Nagambie, last night confirmed a five-stallion line-up for this year’s... Read More
McGrath toasts Champagne-bound Williamsburg as he looks to new Harbour view
Shen You’s Harbour Equine venture gathers pace with purchase of five colts at Inglis Easter Shane McGrath might now be in “opposition” to the powerful Tony Fung Investments racing division, but he couldn’t help but feel immensely satisfied after seeing Williamsburg (Snitzel) win Saturday’s Fernhill Handicap (Listed, 1600m) at Randwick. Poached to lead another Hong... Read More
Moreira hits 100 wins to claim lead in Hong Kong jockeys’ championship
Accelerating a push for a fifth jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira surged to a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the seventh time with a double at Sha Tin yesterday, crowning the triple-figure milestone by also wresting the lead in the race to the 2021/22 title from arch-rival Zac Purton. Reaching three figures... Read More