Swettenham Stud is proud to announce its 2026 stallion roster, a diverse lineup which includes elite international performance, proven commercial success, fast Australian stallions and the arrival of Frankel’s G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois winning son in Diego Velazquez. With the Victorian breeding industry continuing to lead the way through… Read More »
A Too Darn Hot colt topped Day 2 of an Easter Yearling Sale that ended with a record average and a staggering 26 $1m+ lots, despite ongoing global uncertainty. Sir Andrew and Lady Madeleine Lloyd Webber’s Watership Down teamed up with Johnny McKeever and Waterhouse/Bott Racing to secure the day’s… Read More »
A result “beyond our wildest dreams’’ for passionate breeders Graham and Linda Huddy topped a strong opening day of trade at Riverside for the 2026 Easter Yearling Sale. An Extreme Choice x Pretty Brazen colt – offered by Lime Country Thoroughbreds on behalf of the Huddy family – proved the… Read More »
Racing Queensland has suspended a raft of meetings in South East Queensland ahead of the expected arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. In order to ensure the safety of racing animals and participants, meetings across all codes have been impacted, with a variety of changes required to the racing calendar. This… Read More »
The 2025 Premier Yearling Sale today concluded with Book 2 action, wrapping up a “somewhat extraordinary’’ week of trade at Oaklands. At the conclusion of the third and final day, the sale’s gross sits at $60,073,500 – a 3.5% year-on-year increase. The Book 1 average is currently $136,557 (a 5% increase)… Read More »
Yulong is delighted to announce the acquisition of G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile winner More Than Looks, who will join their Victorian roster in 2025. By international sire of sires More Than Ready (USA), the explosive 2024 G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile winner More Than Looks (USA) will shuttle to… Read More »
A Classic Yearling Sale that pre-auction doomsayers were declaring was in for a rapid decline today concluded with increases in many key fiscal metrics as Inglis’ live sales season began on a high. Today’s third and final day at Riverside saw the sale’s overall top lot sell, with a The… Read More »
Rich Hill Stud stallion Satono Aladdin has provided the headline acts of Book 2 of Karaka 2025, siring the highest-priced lots on both Wednesday and Thursday. Fewer than 24 hours after topping the sale with Brighthill Farm’s NZ$260,000 filly out of Sparkling Rose late on Wednesday afternoon, Satono Aladdin took… Read More »
NZB’s National Yearling Sales Series started on the right note today, with a strong first day of trade for Book 1. At the close of selling for the opening session, a total of 163 lots sold for $26,665,000 at an average of $163,589, while the clearance rate reached 73%. The top lot… Read More »
Pretty Powerful (3g Yes Yes Yes x Pretty Penny, by Encosta de Lago), the last foal of blue hen Pretty Penny, might be set to uphold the family tradition of gaining Black Type after scoring a stylish win at Canterbury on Friday night. The Chris Waller trained Pretty Powerful was… Read More »
Yulong Investments has announced that its multiple Group 1-winning mare, Alcohol Free, will running in its slot in the 2023 TAB Everest. Defending champion Craig Williams, who rode Giga Kick to success in last year’s event, will take the ride. Alcohol Free, renowned for her victories in the July Cup,… Read More »
Godolphin Australia today announced that Vin Cox will be leaving Godolphin Australia towards the end of the year to take up a new position with Yulong Investments. Commenting on Cox’s departure, Godolphin’s Director of Corporate Services, Ross Cole, said: “After six years as our Managing Director, we are very sorry… Read More »
TAB, Australia’s biggest multichannel wagering brand, today released the first version of its highly anticipated new App which makes it faster and simpler for punters to place a bet as part of a digital transformation of the wagering company. Today’s release is the first of multiple upgrades of TAB’s digital… Read More »
The richest thoroughbred race ever held in Western Australia will run during an action-packed weekend this autumn. The launch of slot racing in WA features The Quokka at Ascot Racecourse, offering total prize money of $4 million. The race is a key part of The Western Trilogy series, which brings… Read More »
Superstar 3YO colt Hitotsu has joined an elite group of Arrowfield graduates with an exceptional, off-the-canvas victory in the $2 million Australian Derby 2400m G1 on the first day of The Championships at Royal Randwick. Hitotsu’s third Group 1 win, after his Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas successes at Flemington,… Read More »
A pair of quality 2YO colts opened The Championships at Randwick with an Arrowfield sires’ quinella in the $200,000 Kindergarten S. 1100m G3. Shalaa’s son Semillion has been hard to fault, winning the Inglis Banner RL at his October debut, then second to Lofty Strike in the Blue Diamond Prelude… Read More »
Triple Crown’s star 3YO Mazu made light work of his third stakes victory in the $140,000 ATC Darby Munro S. 1200m LR, driving clear of Bacchanalia and Arrowfield’s filly Smirnova for his fifth success from 9 starts. It’s also the fourth stakes win in less than 3 weeks for second… Read More »
The global standing of The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday is set to be enhanced in 2023 with the introduction of two new world-first innovative races, along with an added investment of $1.5 million taking the prizemoney pool to $11.75 million across the day. On Saturday, January 14, 2023,… Read More »
Winning a Group 1 race as a Spring 3YO is hard enough. Win an Australian 2000-metre Group 1 race at only the third start of his racing career and we’re looking at a very special kind of colt. His name is Profondo (Italian for “deep”) and he was already special… Read More »
The MVRC is proud to announce the inaugural running of the Listed Chautauqua Stakes this Saturday 4 September – in honour of the sprinting legend Chautauqua, trained by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes. Chautauqua was a champion sprinter who won six Group 1 races whilst earning nearly $9 million in… Read More »
