News

9th Jul 2012
Racing Victoria (RV) has today announced a new three-year agreement with the Victorian Jockeys Association (VJA) aimed at both rewarding and promoting the state’s 145 licensed jockeys.
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The spotlight for new stallions in 2012 falls on Victoria, with seven outstanding Group 1 winners finding new homes in the great racing state.
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Trainer Paul Messara didn't get to England in time to watch Ortensia's track gallop over Newmarket's July Cup course last Thursday - but there has been plenty of onlookers willing to tell him about the mare's impressive workout.
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Chairman of the Australian Racing Board (ARB), the Hon Michael Duffy, has today announced the appointment of Peter McGauran as CEO of the ARB.
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Coolmore Stud and Goodwood Farm have finished at the top of Inglis’ Group 1 Vendors List for the 2011/12 Australian racing season, having sold two individual Group 1 winners each.
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The 2012 Inglis Australian Weanling and Bloodstock Sale came to a close today at Newmarket in Sydney, where over $6 million was traded on thoroughbred racing and breeding stock over the past three days.
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The final Group I event of the Australian racing season was run at Eagle Farm last Saturday with victory going to three year-old Dehere (USA) filly Pear Tart, who delivered a valuable result for her owner Patinack Farm, so we decided it was time to reflect and see just who dominated at the elite level in 2011/2012 and where our Group I stars were sourced.
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Desert Sun (GB), the sire of Sunline and damsire of Black Caviar, died peacefully at Eliza Park Nagambie yesterday at age 23.
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Day Two of the three day 2012 Inglis Australian Weanling and Bloodstock Sale was completed in Sydney today, with strong results continuing through the General Session Weanling and Select Session Broodmares offered at Newmarket.
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Weanlings by Australian Champion Sire elect Fastnet Rock provided the highlights on a remarkable opening day’s trade at the 2012 Inglis Australian Weanling and Bloodstock Sale in Sydney, where the average price rose 55% from last year.
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Racing Victoria (RV) has today unveiled the VOBIS Gold Carat, the fifth lucrative feature to be run during the inaugural VOBIS Gold premier race series.
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Macau Derby winner Elderly Paradise treated his opponents with contempt to win the final leg of the Macau Triple Crown, the Macau Gold Cup with an easy five and a half length victory in the $1 million dollar Group 1 event on Saturday.
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Perth’s best galloper Luckygray will make its highly anticipated Melbourne debut in August.
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Exceed and Excel is the leading sire in Australia this season by individual two year-old winners with 15 to his credit, but one of his youngsters that slipped through the net and went to Hong Kong could well be one of the best of them.
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