Racing NSW’s Chief Executive, Peter V’landys, has announced the appointment of Peter McGauran to the position of Director of Strategy, Marketing and Public Affairs.
Having shelled out a paltry sum for a Patinack Farm cast-off, Donna Grisedale has resisted six-figure overtures for slashing trial winner Frankenbeans in a bid to springboard her Kembla career.
Mornington trainer Pat Carey made the most of the newly relocated Listed MRC Swettenham Stud Lord Stakes (1600m), producing four-year-old Ulundi to score in the $100,000 feature at his home track over La Rocket and Our Spirits Bay.
Seven-year-old galloper Zedi Knight delivered plenty of Christmas cheer to his trainer Brendan McCarthy today in Melbourne when winning the days feature at Caulfield, the Listed MRC Café Terroni Christmas Stakes (1200m).
Trainer Ron Leemon has revealed Manawanui's owners have just rejected a massive $2 million-plus offer to sell their star three-year-old. It is the latest in a series of big offers for the gelding who cost just $45,000 as a yearling.
Talented Jet Spur three year-old Biggles snared his first Black Type success in the Listed BRC Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm, the victory throwing the spotlight on his yearling half-brother who is headed for the 2012 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale.
Despite a torrid run the Ron Quinton trained Monton showed tremendous courage and fight to score in the Group 2 ATC Inglis Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm this afternoon.
Anthony Cummings trained Diamond Earth made it back to back Inglis Race Series wins at Warwick Farm today, adding the $250,000 Inglis Nursery to her $250,000 Inglis Banner victory at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day.
Today’s Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale wrapped up another successful year of sales for Inglis' clients, with Fleur de Lois, a half-sister to Melbourne Cup winner Jezabeel, taking centre stage on the final sale day.
Racing Victoria last night announced the winners of its 2011 Spring Racing Carnival Media Awards which recognise the efforts of local, interstate and international media who provided outstanding coverage of the 2011 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
SEA GALLEON, the rising Australian stayer who was very impressive in taking out the Christmas Cup (2400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, has as a mast in his very strong pedigree one of the best classic racemares produced in Queensland in the past thirty years.