As the MATCH Series rolls in to New Kent, Virginia it’s the new-look Colonial Downs that’s centre piece of this year’s COVID restructured Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship. “Colonial Downs is honored to host these MATCH Series races, especially showcasing our highly rated dirt track which is often overshadowed by our renowned… Read More »
In building new traditions for one of Canada’s oldest traditions, we host the 162nd $1m Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on Sunday,’ boasts the Woodbine Entertainment Group. ‘As the first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown its North America’s oldest continually run stakes race, showcasing Canada’s top 3yo Thoroughbreds in… Read More »
The ‘brilliant and beautiful’ North Pacific joins Newgate Farm, now standing alongside Champion Juvenile sires Extreme Choice, Capitalist, Flying Artie and Winning Rupert. ‘He oozes class, executes brilliantly and puts them away with ease,’ stated champion jockey James McDonald, in scoring an extended five length victory in the Up and… Read More »
The Arrowfield love affair with the Japanese thoroughbred has expanded with the arrival of the unbeaten Champion Japan 2YO Colt in Admire Mars joining their 2021 roster. Arrowfield Stud had definitely been the front runner in growing the Japanese success in Australia, with Admire Mars being a three-time Group 1… Read More »
Ole Kirk was certainly the best colt of his generation and he’s a son of Written Tycoon who has taken all before him,” said Vinery General Manager Peter Orton on Ole Kirk’s initial stud season. “He’s going to match so many mares and he’s going to get the best of… Read More »
Yes, 2021 is the year of Spendthrift Australia in linking with MyRacehorse, purchasing the $1.2m Written Tycoon yearling colt, and now standing Dirty Work, the Schillaci Stakes winner. “I said it when we bought him as a yearling, you have to buy the best-looking sons of the best stallions, and… Read More »
MyRacehorse has arrived on our shores, and in the new world of micro-ownership they have the ‘blessing’ in Australian of the Kentucky-based establishment Spendthrift Farm. In ‘not afraid to think big’ Spendthrift’s B Wayne Hughes saw 5,314 MyRacehorse owners of Authentic win the Kentucky Derby, and now its MyRacehorse with… Read More »
‘As the highest rated horse in the world and the best son of Dubawi, Ghaiyyath achieved four Gr1 victories,’ with a victory over dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Enable. Also accounting for champion Enable in the Eclipse Stakes of 1m2f, Ghaiyyath now joins Northwood Park as the Longines… Read More »
It’s Royal Ascot for 2021, and the powerful Highclere Racing with this season’s 13 race wins and high 54.8% win-place success that’s looking to build on its already ten Royal Meeting victories. It’s The Organiser who opens this Royal Ascot 2021 for Highclere on Day 1 in being $25 with… Read More »
It’s the Godolphin Blue month of June, and already the home-bred blue bloods of World Champion Bivouac and Cartier Horse of The Year Ghaiyyath are arriving at Darley Kelvinside. In being the World Champion Sprinter of 2020 at four in winning the VRC Sprint Classic of 1200m, Bivouac is a… Read More »
It’s June, the month of European Classics, and it’s Bob Scarborough with the broadest grin heading into the Prix du Jockey-Club with his St Mark’s Basilica as the $3.25 Sportsbet favourite. In scoring a decisive victory in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains when ridden by four-times French champion Spanish expatriate… Read More »
“He had immense talent,” said legendary trainer Gerald Ryan with the super slick Peltzer retiring to Twin Hills Stud at Cootamundra for the 2021 breeding season. “I’ve only had four horses break 30s from the 1500m to the 1000m where I clock them from, and it’s why I will always… Read More »
“Best time to Foetal Sex Testing is 60 – 275 days in Australia and New Zealand,” says Dr Kevin J Doyle, with 22 years in all stages of Foetal Sex Determination and High-risk Pregnancy. “High-risk Pregnancies are easily identified and accurately evaluated in the later stages of Foetal Sex Determination,… Read More »
It’s the Scone Horse Festival and no better time to finalise those who will be ‘winning gold’ at the Australian Stud and Stable Staff Award, the SSSA, for 2021. Staged by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia and Racing Australia, the Awards are sponsored by MRC Foundation, Australian Turf Club, Magic Millions, Inglis… Read More »
In this May-June season of Australasian Breeding Stock Sales “mares carrying colts are worth more than mares carrying fillies,” says Dr Kevin J Doyle where ‘broodmare investment is serious.’ “Yes, broodmare investment is not a hoppy, now a serious business and breeders depend on their high-risk investments when they want… Read More »
With the highly popular MATCH Series being postponed last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year it returns under a two-state system of Maryland and Virginia racetracks. Put together by Maryland and Virginian horsemen and race tracks this 2021 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships bridges the gap until MATCH Series is full-restored… Read More »
On 22 and 23 April Racing Australia, Godolphin Australia and Thoroughbred Industry Careers will partner to host a national Australian Thoroughbred Workforce Development Forum. To be held at Royal Randwick Racecourse, The Forum was originally established following the ‘2019 International Forum for Education’ being hosted by Godolphin in Newmarket, UK…. Read More »
“Royal Randwick in Autumn is one of Sydney’s time-honoured events, from the great tradition of Derby-Doncaster Day to the ultimate prize of the $4m Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes.” “Sydney is a global city and the home to some of the very best thoroughbred racing anywhere in the world,” continued Jamie… Read More »
In this exciting season of first crop sire dominance, its Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice and Capitalist who will be celebrating at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on 6, 7 April. Aided by Stay Inside’s commanding 1.8 length victory in a ‘classic’ $3.5m Longines Golden Slipper Stakes, Extreme Choice is… Read More »
The Dubai World Cup has given us 24 years of champion racehorse entertainment, and will Godolphin claim the 25th with the Michael Stidham trained Mystic Guide, who’s $3 fav. with Sportsbet. Market 💰: View the Odds for the Dubai World Cup Mystic Guide comes into the Dubai World Cup Carnival… Read More »
