A DELAYED aftershock from the 2007 spring equine influenza crisis has rippled through the start of the multi-million dollar new year yearling sales’ season as slightly fewer young horses are booked for sale than normal.
Prominent owner Nick Moraitis has enjoyed great success with the progeny of Zabeel (NZ), most noticeably Horse Of The Year Might And Power and dual Group 1 winner Fiumicino, and he may well have hit the jackpot again with the improving Rainbow Styling.
Melbourne Premier Sale graduate Lords Ransom continued his stellar form this summer when justifying favouritism to lead home a stable quinella in today’s $400,000 Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m).
A newly formed alliance of racing industry participants has stepped up the fight for a better deal from wagering operators with detailed submissions to the Productivity Commission enquiry in Gambling.
Inglis have announced that the inaugural Inglis Guineas, to be run on Scone Cup Day, Friday May 14, 2010, will be the richest race in country Australia.
MARK Kavanagh has produced some special racehorses in his time, but he has never worked with one possessing the raw speed of new superstar We're Gonna Rock.
The Australian Racing Board today released the eleventh edition of the Australian Racing Fact Book, its annual reference guide to the Australian thoroughbred racing industry.
Starspangledbanner graduated from a $250,000 Inglis event to spring stardom and Snitzel filly Chance Bye may be destined for a similarly big future after making an ultra impressive debut in today’s inaugural Inglis Nursery.
Viscount gelding Happy Gladiator has emerged as the shooting star in Macau racing, making it seven wins from as many starts when easily beating the highly touted Good Control overnight.
TWELVE months ago there was little to cheer about for the connections of Atlantic Air when he ran well down the track in the Listed Christmas Cup at Rosehill. How things can change in a year.