The amount of stallions who can be considered successful on a domestic level is small enough, so the number who go on to achieve international acclaim is, frankly, miniscule. Lope De Vega (Shamardal) is one of the rare cases who falls firmly into the latter category. The son of Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) sired his 12th... Read More

Alexis Badel fired home a double to bookend yesterday’s ten-race card at Happy Valley which he capped with a gritty success aboard Golden Dash (Snitzel) in the Class 2 Fenwick Handicap (1200m). “He’s a nice horse – I don’t think I gave him the best ride but he’s a big horse with a great action,”... Read More

Third Group 1 win each for Darley and Mackinnon winners while son of Sacred Falls stars at Riccarton Glen Boss believes that Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) may be as good as any colt he has been associated with during his long career after the four-year-old produced the best win of his career yesterday, taking the... Read More

Tabcorp, the wagering giant and biggest single financial contributor to Australia’s racing industry, last night would not be drawn on whether the company would pay compensation to the sport’s governing bodies after a significant failure of its betting systems yesterday caused chaos to meetings around the country. On one of the biggest race days of... Read More

A blinkered Churchill (Smart Missile) regained his dynamic turn of foot to claim the S$70,000 Class 3 Division 2 race over 1200m on Polytrack yesterday. Smothered up in fourth place for his charge to the post, Churchill, who was backed down to S$14 favouritism, gave his rivals little chance of a response once he was... Read More

Afternoon session to open January auction to cater for bigger yearling catalogue in 2021 Magic Millions, which sets the benchmarks and market sentiment for the Australasian sales series each year, will conduct an expanded seven-day Gold Coast yearling sale in January as the company attempts to strike a balance between vendor and buyer demand. The... Read More