Dual Group 1 winner confirmed for Inglis breeding stock auction, but no decision on Melody Belle Inglis has landed the first blow in the competitive auction house rivalry to acquire high-end breeding stock with confirmation that dual Group 1-winning sprinter Pippie (Written Tycoon), a valuable outcross mare, will be offered at this year’s Chairman’s Sale.... Read More

Iskandar Rosman’s “big boss” won’t be around for him very soon, but Lee Freedman’s legacy on the young Malaysian has certainly put him in good stead for his riding future. A brilliant race-to-race double courtesy of Freedman’s and King Power Stable’s My Big Boss (Smart Missile) and Augustano (Hard Spun) bore testament to the extra... Read More

Dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle (6 m Commands – Meleka Belle by Iffraaj) has equalled the record of the mighty mare Sunline (Desert Sun) after completing her 13th career Group 1 win when taking out the Thorndon Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham yesterday. The Jamie Richards-trained mare was having her... Read More

Gimcrack winner makes it two from two and heads markets for Blue Diamond, Golden Slipper Enthaar (2 f Written Tycoon – Final Agreement by Not A Single Doubt) is set to start the shortest-priced Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) favourite in a decade when she lines up in the $2 million feature on February... Read More

Fortuna champion looks to join ‘the mare of the world’ Sunline as New Zealand’s most prolific thoroughbred of all time  For 18 years and 10 months, to the day, the incomparable Sunline (Desert Sun) has sat alone atop the list of New Zealand’s most successful trainees of all time. With that famous Doncaster Handicap (Gr... Read More

Artorius (AUS) 2 c Flying Artie – Gracie’s Lass by Redoute’s Choice O: Peake Racing (Mgr: P N Edwards), Fos Enterprises (Mgr: C G Crockett), Hold Your Horses (Mgr: D Morris), Greenwich Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: G J Perry), M Davidson, Mrs M A Pearson, M Baker, Mrs L Bruhn, S Bruhn, B Chapman, P... Read More