The running of The Shorts (Gr 2, 1100m) on Saturday marked a month before a return to Randwick for The Everest (1200m), the world’s richest race on turf, on October 15, and with time ticking away slot holders with vacancies will be jostling for position to snap up remaining contenders for the $15 million race. ... Read More

New winners Harry Angel (pictured above) – Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel) took his winners tally to 15 as he sired a double last week. Glenfinnan (2 c ex Fatanah by Green Desert) provided the son of Dark Angel (Acclamation) with his 14th winner when scoring at the third time of asking in a... Read More

Five trainers, 38 starts, 21 wins, and more than $18 million in prize-money later, Nature Strip (Nicconi) has taken his group of owners on an incredible journey since he first stepped onto the racetrack in a maiden race at Mornington back in 2017. Rod Lyons is one of those lucky people and has nothing but... Read More

When breeder Don Goodwin purchased Opulence (Danroad) for $14,000 out of the 2011 New Zealand Bloodstock Broodmare Sale, could he have dreamed that one of her foals would capture 11 Group 1 wins, including a magnificent Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) in such devastating fashion? Yes, he could. Goodwin intentionally put in place an experiment.... Read More

Selling from Book 3 concluded on Sunday at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, when a son of Spendthrift freshman sire Audible (Into Mischief) took top honours after realising US$725,000 (approx. AU$1.08 million) from Flurry Racing Stables, with agent Clay Scherer signing the sales ticket. The day consisted of steady trade as a new wave of... Read More

Racing joined the rest of Britain and much of the Commonwealth yesterday when it came to a halt for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.  Racing was an abiding passion for the Queen and the sport’s governing body in Britain moved quickly to ensure its participants would be able to spend the day following events... Read More