Boomer leads overhaul of Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia code of ethics
Rounsefell also takes up president’s post as industry body makes director changes The peak body for Australia’s bloodstock agents has undergone the biggest constitutional change in the member-based group’s history after an extensive review of its code of ethics was ticked off in a bid to enhance industry transparency and boost client confidence. The Federation... Read More
Ledger winds back the clock with promising homebred Ultimate Edition
Cup day three-year-old feature an audition for autumn Group 1s for son of Helmet John Ledger became accustomed to being a regular fixture at the Melbourne carnivals, regularly competing in Group races in the 1990s and early 2000s, but for the veteran Wangaratta trainer he has been waking up every morning for 15 years waiting... Read More
Mick Robins – the oldest member of an exclusive club
The list of living Australian-based Melbourne Cup-winning trainers is a relatively short one. An exclusive club, no less, and one which is becoming harder to join. Perhaps that’s no surprise given that three men – Bart Cummings (12), Lee Freedman (5) and George Hanlon (3) – won almost half the Cups between 1965 and 2008.... Read More
Furore snaffles the Ladies’ Purse
Furore (6 g Pierro – Stormy Choice by Redoute’s Choice) snaffled the Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday to lead home a one-two finish for trainer Tony Cruz in the HK$3.5 million (approximately AUD$642,200) contest. The six-year-old passed the post a length and a quarter ahead of stablemate and reigning... Read More
Rookie trainer and apprentice jockey score unlikely Victoria Derby victory
Tavistock’s Johnny Get Angry lands Group 1 for premiership coach Pagan and son of a gun in King A rookie septuagenarian trainer who is better known for his exploits at the highest level as a football coach and an apprentice jockey born to ride at Flemington have combined for a remarkable Victoria Derby (Gr 1,... Read More
Top Knight sails home in QEII Cup
Classy galloper Top Knight (Zoustar) ploughed through the rain-soaked track at Kranji to ‘swim’ away to an impressive win in yesterday’s $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Listed, 1800m). Under a heavy downpour and close to zero visibility, Michael Clements’ sole runner in the second Leg of the Singapore Triple Crown series made light of these... Read More