Record breaking filly Igugu last night had her name etched into the history books when crowned South African Horse Of The Year for season 2010/11 at the country’s Equus Awards in Johannesburg.
International Group I winning rider Glyn Schofield wasted no time in his return to the track steering Houston Benefactor to victory when the filly broke through to win the TJ's Champagne Bar Plate (1100m) at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Champion sire Redoute’s Choice has started the new season in hot form with a flurry of blue-blooded winners, but none have been more impressive than Rekindled Alliance, who kicked off his career with a barnstorming win at Canterbury on Wednesday.
TVN are set to "launch a new website backed by Telstra” that will stream live vision of metropolitan racing from Sydney and Melbourne as well as Victorian provincial, country and Hong Kong race meetings.
The 2010-11 ANZ Classifications have been released reflecting the best individual performances by horses during the recently concluded racing year in Australia and New Zealand.
Uxorious led home an Inglis quinella in South Australia today, taking out the Group 3 SAJC Spring Gully Spring Stakes by two lengths from Adelaide flyer Periduki.
Port Macquarie trainer Neil Godbolt trained his first Randwick winner in more than 10 years when Never Doubt Me strolled home in the Bronte Handicap (1300m) on Saturday.
Two horses dominated the last season and in many ways they are completely different. Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) dominated the sprinters, So You Think (High Chaparral) was the dominant middle-distance runner.
HUNDREDS of breeding and racing folk are certain to flock to Scone, the thoroughbred capital of Australia, and other centers in the Upper Hunter, for a mini festival showcasing the region’s involvement in the industry.
SPECULATION was rife yesterday that Lee Freedman's decision to step down as a trainer will be short-lived and that he is poised to open a stable in the northern hemisphere later this year.
The release of ANZ form’s juvenile ratings for 2010-11 reveals that Inglis was the only sales company in the southern hemisphere to sell a Top 10 rated youngster last season.