El Padrino (AUS) 2 c Street Boss – Misty Rock by Fastnet Rock O: Mr J B Wilson, Glentree Racing, Mr L Caminiti, Mr P Siejka, Mr P Lenton, Best Bloodstock, Mr P C McClure, Mr R McClure, Mr R E Wilson, Mr D P Hickey, Mr R Irving, Mr C G McKenzie, Mr D... Read More

Aushorse, the Australian breeding industry’s global marketing arm, believes there is no better place to race a horse in the world than Down Under and the figures don’t lie. The 2022 edition of the annual Aushorse Investors’ Guide, released yesterday, detailed the surging prize-money levels available in Australia and that an additional 73 horses took... Read More

Diligent agents and trainers do the miles in order to unearth their next racetrack star What do you learn on a 1000-kilometre, two-day round trip across the Southern Highlands and Southern NSW looking at horses in their own environment?  The answer is plenty and then you learn even more about the people who are inspecting... Read More

Man plans and God laughs, and sometimes you have to laugh along with him, though perhaps not if you’re writing the cheques. In 2016, breeding giant Sir Owen Glenn parted with $140,000 for the General Nediym (Nediym) mare Star Salute, sold by Widden Stud at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. She was from a... Read More

Building in an ominous and familiar fashion towards the Hong Kong champion trainer and jockey titles, respectively, John Size and Joao Moreira dominated at Happy Valley yesterday with a treble a piece. The pair combined with Special M (Lawman), Incanto Prepared (Per Incanto) and A Smile Like Yours (Per Incanto) in a telling show of... Read More

In the same month as the Apple Isle’s star mares Mystic Journey (Needs Further) and Still A Star (Toronado) were retired from the racetrack, Magic Millions released the catalogue for the 2022 Tasmanian Yearling Sale. The 145-lot catalogue features progeny of 52 different stallions, including Australian champion Written Tycoon (Iglesia), Shamus Award (Snitzel), Toronado (High... Read More