If the purpose of the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) was to see the cream rise to the top, that certainly proved the case yesterday as arguably the leading candidate to be named Australian Horse of the Year, Zaaki (7 g Leroidesanimaux – Kesara by Sadler’s Wells), added his name to the race’s fledgling honour... Read More

Hunter Valley studs set to engage in tussle for the right to stand filly’s homeless and underrated stallion Rebel Dane  The question as to where Rebel Dane (California Dane) will cover his next book of mares undoubtedly intensified yesterday as the sire’s career in the breeding barn reached fever pitch when his talented daughter Fireburn... Read More

A year ago on this prestigious raceday, star Godolphin colt Anamoe (Street Boss) careered down the outside in the famed royal blue only to be narrowly denied Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) glory, but returning to the scene yesterday the three-year-old stamped himself as Australia’s most exciting stallion prospect when he produced a glittering performance... Read More

With three premierships, countless big-race triumphs, more than $30 million in prize-money and Hong Kong beckoning, Jamie Richards has come a long way since taking out his training licence in 2015 – but it was a nod to his southern roots that played a big part in landing Saturday’s New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m)... Read More

Fame Star (Twirling Candy) bounced back to his best after more than two years away from the winner’s enclosure when he repelled the challenge of Rocket Star (Star Witness) to land the feature Class 1 handicap over 1200 metres at Kranji yesterday. The last of Fame Star’s eight wins came in a Kranji Stakes A... Read More

When in 2015 US breeding operation Spendthrift Farm decided to go the whole hog on their Australian journey, purchasing Yallambee Stud in Victoria, their remit – in addition to hosting the US shuttle stallions – like any successful commercial stud farm would have been to breed big-race winners, buy big-race winners and create stallions to... Read More