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25th Aug 2015

Champion racehorse and sire Lonhro wowed the crowds at the annual Darley stallion parade on Saturday and also provided us with two impressive debut winners at Cranbourne on Sunday with spring goals on their agenda.

Turangga graduate 2015 Hong Kong Horse of Year

13th Jul 2015

IF THERE is currently a halo over the gateway to Stuart Ramsey’s Turangga Stud at the northern end to the Se genhoe Valley, Scone, it is well deserved for one of its products has become the first performer raised in the Hunter Valley since Fairy King Prawn at the turn of the century to capture the prestigious title of Hong Kong Horse of the Year.

Take the Tip

25th Mar 2015

Featuring the first foal of a Group I ATC Coolmore Classic winner, the full sister to last year's Easter sale-topper and a stunning colt likened to Brazen Beau, this draft from one of the most popular Hunter Valley vendors is sure to be a winner at the upcoming Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Widden Stud Announce 2013 Service Fees

16th Apr 2013

Widden Stud has announced its service fees for 2013 on a top class roster of nine stallions headlined by Golden Slipper winning sires Stratum and Sebring.

I Should Have Bought That Horse!

12th Dec 2012

How many times do we see a passed in horse come out and win a big race, making many of us think - I should have bought that horse!

What’s the Secret?

19th Jun 2012

One of Australia's most successful and well known racehorse owners is about to share a secret.

Formidable wins for lucky owners

14th Jan 2012

Lucky owners Barrie and Midge Griffiths celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary when Formidable scored an upset win over odds-on favourite If I Could at Flemington.

Black Caviar the standout

5th Aug 2011

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.

First Winner for Churchill Downs

5th Feb 2011

Young Blue Gum Farm based sire Churchill Downs sired his first winner when the Anthony Cummings trained filly Emerald Downs scored an impressive win at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Out of the Blue

15th Nov 2010

When a mare throws two Group winners at the same meeting it’s always worth investigating - especially when this mare is 21 and these are her 11th and 12th foals.

Slipper Swimmers

30th Mar 2010

With rain predicted for the rest of this week, a wet track for Slipper day seems a formality, so a Slipper runner with good wet credentials is a must.

Slipper Weekend To Have Bearing On Easter Sale

30th Mar 2010

With only one week before selling begins at the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, TVN will preview the drafts to be offered at 8:30pm tonight after the Thoroughbreds & Connections shows.

Aussie 3YO’s Star in South Africa

29th Nov 2009

Australian bred three year-old dominated at Turffontein in South Africa on Saturday filling the quinella in both the Group Two Vodacom Dingaans and the Group Three Gomma Gomma Fillies Mile.

Happy Zero Rises to Challenge

22nd Nov 2009

The Cathay Pacific International Sprint Trial HK Gr 2 at Sha Tin on Sunday provided a great lead-up to the main event in December, with the Australian bred up and comer Happy Zero proving too good for established sprint star Sacred Kingdom.

Musir, First of Many?

9th Aug 2009

The easy win of four year-old Chilled at Eagle Farm on Saturday again highlighted the potential of blending the blood of our two champion sires as he is by Redoute’s Choice from a daughter of Encosta de Lago, the same cross that produced recent South African Group One winner Musir.

Season End Sire Tables

3rd Aug 2009

All the major farms had something to cheer about at the end of the season with our two most expensive sires Encosta de Lago and Redoute’s Choice fighting out the Australian general sires championship, read on to check out all the division leaders.

Easter Sale - The Cream Of The Crop

27th Mar 2009

THE 600-strong catalogue compiled by William Inglis and Son for the 2009 Australian Easter Yearling Sale from April 5-7 must rank as the best ever compiled by this historic company.

Fastnet Rock Australia’s Busiest Sire in 2008

11th Feb 2009

Figures released by Michael Ford, Keeper of the Australian Stud Book, show that Thoroughbred coverings for 2008 will be around 26,100 mares with Fastnet Rock (pictured) the busiest of all stallions last spring covering 248 mares at Coolmore in the Hunter Valley.

Zenarta Tops Inaugural Scone Broodmare

23rd Aug 2007

Held on the cusp of the breeding season it was no surprise to see many buyers in attendance at the inaugural 2007 Inglis Scone Broodmare Sale at White Park.

Winter Weanling, Yearling & Thoroughbred Sale

9th Jul 2007

This Friday, July 13 sees the 2007 Winter Weanling, Yearling & Thoroughbred Sale to be held at Newmarket, Sydney commencing at 10:30am.