Melbourne businessman Hirsch buys Rowsthorn’s Woodside Park Stud
Stallion venture to complement United Petroleum founder’s Tylden training centre Mark Rowsthorn has sold Woodside Park Stud, the stallion farm which gave rise to this season’s soon-to-be crowned champion Australian sire Written Tycoon (Iglesia). Woodside Park Stud, based at Tylden, has been purchased by fellow Victorian breeder and racehorse owner Eddie Hirsch who is adding... Read More
Another win for Irish flyer Fasuba
Allen Tam’s Irish import Fasuba (Power) posted his 11th victory in Macau with another gutsy front-running performance in Friday night’s Class 1 & 2 (1st Division) (1510m) on the all-weather surface under French rider J B Hamel. Fasuba, while not big in stature, has a giant-sized heart, and refused to surrender to Sheng Li Superstar... Read More
Respected trainer condemns ‘disgusting’ online abuse
Grahame Begg stands up to trolls and wants to put an end to the vile abuse and destructive behaviour in the sport Victorian trainer Grahame Begg has vehemently hit out at online trolls who are sending abusive emails and text messages to his stable. Begg, who enjoyed success at his home track on Saturday with... Read More
The coming of Kah was always destined
I started working as a horse racing commentator more than 20 years ago. The novelty of being a woman helped me get a start when Sky Racing was trying to build a female on-air presence for its launch into the great unknown of the Pay TV space. Taking racing into people’s homes meant they had... Read More
Caspar Fownes claims Hong Kong trainers’ crown
Caspar Fownes has claimed victory in the gripping battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship after a pulsating final Sha Tin meeting of the season yesterday saw Fownes emerge with an unassailable lead. With only nine races left at Happy Valley’s season finale on Wednesday night (July 14), Fownes leads 79-72... Read More
Lim toys with Derby idea after Metal World win
Trainer Jason Lim’s staunch belief that Metal World’s (Paynter) strongest suit resides in more ground was vindicated by a gutsy win from the US-bred win in the S$50,000 Class 4 race (1600m) on Saturday. The Singaporean handler did tinker around with 1400-metre to 1600-metre trips for Metal World before, with one seven-furlong win as a... Read More