Golden Slipper-winning pair Michael and Richard Freedman were hitting the pavement at Inglis’ Riverside Stables yesterday, joining dozens of other trainers, owners and agents whittling down their shortlists ahead of tomorrow’s opening session of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale. The Sydney-based brothers have returned to the Australian training ranks in recent years – Michael after... Read More

Last yearlings by champion Arrowfield Stud stallion to go through Inglis Easter sales ring this week To understand the two-decade dominance and lasting legacy of Redoute’s Choice, you have to go back to 1989, seven years before the champion Australian stallion was born, when John Messara identified and orchestrated the purchase of the subsequent breed-shaping... Read More

Yulong’s Frankel filly breaks through at elite level ahead of Snitzel half-sister heading through Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Hungry Heart (Frankel) is a prime example of the globalisation of the Australian racing and breeding industry and the filly’s value, and that of her half-sister, yesterday soared when the internationally-bred three-year-old lived up to her obvious... Read More

As the well versed saying goes; ‘form is only temporary but class is permanent’ and class was certainly more than enough for the Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner Sir Dragonet (Camelot), who returned from a four-race losing streak to easily dispose of his rivals in yesterday’s H E Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m) at... Read More

Observing Joe Hickey with the stallions at Arrowfield Stud and you see a man who melds with horses and they with him. Handling 500 or more kilos of testosterone-charged thoroughbred worth tens of millions of dollars every day is as high pressure a job as it gets, but you would never know it watching Hickey... Read More

Dunemann’s rapid industry rise takes on new dimension with acquisition of Hunter Valley property Andrew Dunemann’s burgeoning thoroughbred interests have reached new heights with the Queensland-based owner and breeder and former National Rugby League player buying Hunter Valley nursery Glastonbury Farms. Dunemann, whose scale of investment has skyrocketed since racing dual Group 1-winning sprinter Spirit... Read More