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 »
He has big shoes to fill on the track, but Switzerland’s younger brother has already made a statement in the sales ring, emerging as one of the highlights of Day 2 at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. The colt, by Snitzel out of American mare Ms Bad Behavior, fetched $2… Read More »
The Victoria Handicap is a stepping stone to what John Mcardle hopes will be a campaign of wet-track opportunities for El Rocko, but he is predicting an improved performance from free-rolling gelding this Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Fastnet Rock will have his second start for the preparation in the 1400-metre… Read More »
Mark Newnham’s is having the time of his life in Hong Kong as his stable continues to send out a rapid fire run of winners, with his latest Sha Tin treble on Sunday catapulting Newnham clear at the top of the Hong Kong Trainers’ Championship with forty-five winners … two… Read More »
Sheza Alibi was not confirmed for the Doncaster Mile until a few days after her Randwick Guineas win, but co-trainer Katherine Coleman hasn’t seen anything since to make her think she is not up to the task. The three-year-old is set to start a short-priced favourite in the $4 million Group… 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 »
It was a massive result for America in the Middle East, one that had nothing to do with geopolitics but everything to do with sport, as the largely unheralded Magnitude stunned the racing world in the Dubai World Cup. On paper, the race appeared to be Forever Young’s to lose,… Read More »
The three feature races at Morphettville on Saturday all produced winners worth following, with Never Ordinary, Shadhavar and Stung each completing back-to-back victories. The aptly named Never Ordinary claimed the Dequetteville Stakes (1050m), a Listed set-weights event for two-year-olds, taking her record to two wins from three starts. Her only… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher is yet to give Jimmysstar the all-clear to run on the opening day of The Championships after the sprinter suffered two black eyes in his return at Caulfield. Jimmysstar finished seventh as a short-priced favourite in the William Reid Stakes (1200m) on March 21 and also swallowed… Read More »
Blinkers will be reapplied to Autumn Boy for his Doncaster Mile rematch with Randwick Guineas winner Sheza Alibi, as trainer Chris Waller looks to gain a crucial edge. The colt wore blinkers during his Caulfield Guineas victory in the spring but has raced without them in his three runs this… Read More »
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Cutting-edge AI pedigree platform ChampionBred has unveiled its Top 10 rated yearlings for the 2026 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, offering a data-driven insight into the most anticipated sales on the Australian calendar. Built specifically for buyers, breeders and industry professionals, ChampionBred delivers AI-generated pedigree analysis on every yearling catalogued for… Read More »
Jockey Zac Lloyd has continued his stellar Sydney autumn carnival with a four-timer at Rosehill, highlighted by his Group 1 victory aboard Kiwi filly Belle Cheval in the Vinery Stud Stakes. Seven days after taking out the $5 million Golden Slipper aboard Guest House – one of three winners for… Read More »
The showdown between Aeliana and Dubai Honour was an epic clash between two outstanding weight-for-age performers at the peak of their powers. Aeliana dug deep to run down Dubai Honour and claim the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, with both horses enhancing their reputations in… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has praised the efforts of the two horses who fought out a thrilling finish to the Australian Cup at Flemington. Maher prepared the quinella of the Group 1 2000m contest when Light Infantry Man had his nose in front on the line from crowd favourite Pride Of Jenni on Saturday. Pride Of Jenni took up her customary role in front… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Tancred Stakes has been run, with Chris Waller’s star mare Aeliana proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer: Chris Waller… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Smith maintains the best is yet to come from talented mare Idle Flyer after her impressive win in the Group 2 $300,000 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. “Idel Flyer is a big mare and was only second-up today,” Smith said. “She had a little setback… Read More »
Kiwi filly Belle Cheval was involved in a photo finish for the second start in succession, but this one went the right way as she got her nose down when it counted to claim the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. The three-year-old had been denied in a similarly close… Read More »
Thanks Gorgeous has lived up to her consistent form with a last stride victory in a Stakes race at Flemington. The Mark and Levi Kavanagh-trained filly took out the Listed VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) on Saturday to provide the filly with her third win of the preparation. Under the urgings of… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Vinery Stud Stakes has been run, with Mark Walker’s star filly Belle Cheval proving too strong for rivals to claim the Group 1 race. Below is what the winning trainer, winning jockey and beaten riders had to say following the Group 1 feature. Winning Trainer:… Read More »
