Tributes paid after police find body of missing jockey Chris Caserta
The body of jockey Chris Caserta was retrieved from the Gold Coast surf early yesterday, about 36 hours after the former Victorian rider was caught in a Surfers Paradise rip and tragically drowned. Fellow rider Amy Graham, 25, who was with Caserta at the time of the incident which occurred soon after 10pm on Wednesday,... Read More
The Week in Rowe-view
Actions will speak louder than words when it comes to what happens next after the release of The Most Important Participant: A Framework for Thoroughbred Welfare report, a roadmap the industry simply must embrace to ensure racing retains its “social licence” and rightful place as one of the nation’s biggest industries. More on that later,... Read More
Racing industry grieving after suspected drowning of jockey Caserta
Racing industry figures, friends and rivals were last night paying tribute to young jockey Chris Caserta who is thought to have drowned after going for a swim in the Gold Coast surf on Wednesday night. Emergency services personnel switched their search and rescue operation to a retrieval of Caserta’s body mid-afternoon yesterday, as the tragedy... Read More
Esplin takes helm of Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW
Well-known breeder and Sydney-based solicitor Hamish Esplin has been elected to lead the state’s peak breeding body, Thoroughbred Breeders’ NSW. The Tartan Fields stud owner replaces Kooringal Stud’s Stuart Lamont in the top job while prominent media identity Caroline Searcy will become Esplin’s deputy after serving on the board for 13 years. Esplin, a partner... Read More
Ebhaar (AUS)
Ebhaar (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Maroon Bay by Exceed And Excel O: Emirates Park B: Emirates Park T: Peter and Paul Snowden W: Thoroughbred Club Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m), Caulfield, November 27 Emirates Park look to have another Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) candidate on their hands, this time a... Read More
Bruggeman’s global breeding stock tour striking success
Partner of Paul Moroney embarks on final leg of three-month expedition in search of international mares For the success of any partnership, a key ingredient comes down to trust. And for Melbourne-based bloodstock agents Catheryne Bruggeman and Paul Moroney, it’s a trust that transcends business and into life. In this Covid-19-induced society the world has... Read More