Twelve years after Bill Frost had Zarita (Pentire) become the first filly to claim the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m)-South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) double, the Victorian owner and breeder will be attempting to take out the staying race for a second time. Saint Eustace (Tavistock) will be aiming to add his name to... Read More

Zac Purton arrived at Happy Valley on Wednesday in search of the ignition that might fire him through the final two months of the season to a fourth champion jockey title – a dazzling five-timer might prove to be the spark he wished for. The Australian blitzed a hat-trick of wins through the first three... Read More

Fiorente (Monsun) will once again head the Sun Stud stallion roster in 2020, but at a significantly reduced fee of $17,600 (all fees inclusive of GST) as the operation seeks to support breeders in a coronavirus-affected economy. Sun Stud last night revealed its nine-stallion roster for 2020, with the Queensland-bound Love Conquers All (Mossman) the... Read More

Yarraman Park Stud yesterday announced that I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), who is in contention for his first Australian Champion Sire title this season, will remain the country’s most expensive stallion but at a reduced fee of $209,000 (all fees inclusive of GST). The tremendous rise of I Am Invincible, from $11,000 in his first... Read More

Australia’s oldest thoroughbred auction house Inglis has shown the rest of the world that online-only sales can be a viable alternative to live events during the coronavirus crisis. Its prestigious Easter Yearling Sale, held in virtual format with no horses or buyers on site in Sydney last month, recorded a decline in average of just... Read More

Eureka Stud will maintain the status quo heading into the 2020 breeding season with its proven pin-up stallion Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) to remain at an unchanged service fee this year on the basis that the outcross stallion fits a rare niche for breeders. The Group 1-winning Spirit Of Boom, who is in the top... Read More