All bets are off for the title of most successful pinhook of the year after a Dark Angel (Acclamation) colt picked up for a mere €6,000 topped the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale at a record-breaking £410,000 (approx. AU$755,560). Connections of the youngster, including owners Jerry Horan and Katharina Irmer and consignors Justin Timmons and... Read More

Snowfall (3 f Deep Impact – Best In The World by Galileo) blitzed her rivals to win the Cazoo Oaks (Gr 1, 1m 4f) by a record 16 lengths and provide Aidan O’Brien with his ninth success in the Epsom Classic.  Frankie Dettori weaved through the field aboard the daughter of Deep Impact (Sunday Silence),... Read More

Phaistos tops racehorse session as curtain falls after eights days of selling on the Gold Coast  Godolphin’s Phaistos (Helmet) was the top seller of the racehorse session on the final day of a record–breaking Magic Millions National Sale on the Gold Coast yesterday. The five-year-old stakes–placed gelding, a winner of just over $450,000 in prize–money,... Read More

Verne (AUS) 2 c Snitzel – Helena’s Secret by Five Star Day O: Mr S J Lines, Mr S F Penberthy, Mr B K Cook, Phoenix Thoroughbred (II) Ltd, Noorilim Park Thoroughbreds B: Highgrove Stud T: Annabel Neasham S: 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Round 2 V: Highgrove Stud P: Aquis Farm, $300,000 W:... Read More

Overshadowed by Caspar Fownes and John Size’s titanic battle for the trainers’ championship, David Hall and Douglas Whyte struck important blows of their own with pivotal doubles at Happy Valley yesterday. Hall reached 30 winners for the season with his first brace since September when Red Brick Fighter (Artie Schiller) pounced late under Matthew Poon... Read More

That song about the old grey mare doesn’t speak too fondly of her, reminding the listener – again and again – that “she ain’t what she used to be”.  But in the case of the unbeaten Riot And Rose, old grey mares have served the pedigree particularly well.  The gelding, himself a flashy grey, has... Read More