As the name would suggest, Lightsaber is a flashy thoroughbred who stands out – in more ways than one.  For a start there’s the tail – the eyecatching streak of silver trailing the bay, who underlined his Caulfield Guineas credentials and further pushed those of his sire Zoustar with his second stakes win from eight... Read More

ANZ Bloodstock News will be following the fortunes of the Jamie Lovett and Luke Murrell-owned Australian Bloodstock, who are no strangers to Melbourne Cup success, having won the great race with Protectionist in 2014. Each week we will speak to Lovett on the progress of their horses, as we charter the journey from Europe to... Read More

A wayward, plain, angular looking mare by a little known stallion in New Zealand called Zed (Zabeel), there wasn’t too much hoo ha when Verry Elleegant first arrived on the Australian racing scene back in the spring of 2018. She hardly boasted a glittering racetrack resume having won a rating 65 race at Matamata before... Read More

This Saturday’s much anticipated meeting at Sandown cannot and must not be a wake.  Group 1 racing returns to the track for the first time since 1996 and the eyes of the racing nation will be on this magnificent racecourse as Australia’s best horse Zaaki (Leroidesanimaux) is expected to run in the Underwood Stakes. Sandown... Read More

At least 250 races to be conducted with $30,000 bonus on top for horses by Vobis Sires Victoria’s lucrative Vobis scheme will receive a $7.5 million upgrade, taking the bonus pool of money to $30 million to be won by eligible horses from next season, after the local industry’s governing body announced the implementation of... Read More

The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) purchase of a Medaglia D’Oro (El Prado) colt at Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale late last week ended a nine-year absence from the North American market and signalled a tweak to its buying strategy that has implications beyond the immediate concern of its quirky Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS). The... Read More