Zac Purton excels again to slash Joao Moreira’s lead
Zac Purton’s assault on Joao Moreira’s jockeys’ championship lead continued apace at Happy Valley on Wednesday night when the Australian posted a four-timer to slash his arch-rival’s buffer to single-figures. With nine winners from 18 rides at the past two meetings, Purton’s bombardment has seen his deficit to Moreira tumble from 18 to nine (74-65)... Read More
Rowe-View
Sam Hayes has stepped away from the day-to-day running of the family’s Cornerstone Stud in South Australia to focus on the establishment of a real estate agency but, fear not, the famous racing name is as committed as ever to the thoroughbred industry. Last week, Hayes informed clients that he would move into an executive... Read More
Moroney turns attention to Melbourne Premier and Karaka Yearling Sales
Leading agent looking forward as hot bloodstock market makes it difficult for price-sensitive buyers to find value Record trade at the two Australian yearling sales held so far this year has forced agents to reassess their valuations and push clients to extend their budget in order to secure horses. Even so, many are being blown... Read More
Sebonack
Sebonack (Capitalist) showed some blistering speed to grab second-favouritism for the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with his slashing debut win over 1000 metres at Caulfield last Saturday. But there’s a diamond in his bloodlines – from a female family dripping with quality – including an Irish Classic performer, who later pulled off a... Read More
Racing in NSW to benefit from another $25 million prize-money injection
Prize-money throughout New South Wales is set to benefit from a $25 million injection, with Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’Landys revealing yesterday the further raft of initiatives being introduced are part of a big-picture approach as racing looks to shore up its future. The enormous windfall is set to benefit every level of racing... Read More
Time to save the world – and horseracing in the process!
I will be so emotive as to suggest that watching Save The Children ads, which focused on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, during Channel 7’s coverage of the races last Saturday was confronting. However, I won’t be so pious as to suggest that it wholly distracted me from the rather frivolous and indulgent (but fun)... Read More