Call for applications for latest Fast Track intake – a path for the industry’s future leaders
Kitchwin Hills’ Mick Malone believes graduates of the Australian thoroughbred breeding’s Fast Track program have proven so successful that many of the trainees over the past four years will become leaders of the industry. As Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, the organisation behind the traineeship, calls for applications for the 2022 Fast Track program, Malone cited the... Read More
Marquee Stud’s Alati labels Millennium hope Paris Dior as a ‘special’ filly
Sister to classy Peter and Paul Snowden-trained juvenile to be offered at Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Bookmaker and breeder Mark Alati will be keeping Paris Dior (Pierro) on his side of the ledger when the promising two-year-old, a filly bred and raised at his Hunter Valley farm Marquee Stud, contests Saturday’s Inglis Millennium (RL, 1100m).... Read More
Seymour Bloodstock’s Easter fillies out to capitalise on early talent
Weekend runners The Seven Seas and Equivocal a product of Thomas and Pilkington’s significant yearling investment Seymour Bloodstock’s Mark Pilkington and Darren Thomas will be hoping the weekend’s racing can bear further fruit of a dual strategy aimed at bolstering their bloodstock and on-track interests, with the duo’s silks featuring prominently among the two black–type... Read More
Milestone winner for talented horsewoman Fogden
Kacy Fogden’s career reached an important turning point at Rosehill on Saturday when a colt she hand-picked at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale galloped into Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) contention by winning the Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). In doing so, Best Of Bordeaux (Snitzel) brought up Fogden’s first Group winner... Read More
Romantic Warrior clinches Hong Kong Classic Mile to remain unbeaten
Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) repaid Danny Shum’s eye for talent and owner Peter Lau’s faith with a brilliant win under Karis Teetan in the $12 million (approx. AU$2.2 million) Hong Kong Classic Mile (Listed, 1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday, as the unvanquished Hong Kong International Sale Graduate added further lustre to his increasingly imposing record. A... Read More
Inglis to offer $1 million Pink Bonus for female-owned horses in signature races
Inglis will significantly ramp up its pitch to female racehorse owners, as well as boost prize-money for its already lucrative sales-restricted races, in a sign it is actively engaging its Australian auction house rival, Magic Millions, in an apparent incentive scheme arms race. Inglis last night announced a massive overhaul to the prize-money structure for... Read More