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10th Jul 2016

Darren Weir joined a trio of all-time greats when he cracked 100 Victorian city winners in a season for the first time in his career.

Breeders Predict Big Future For Nostradamus

27th Apr 2016

The thoroughbred breeding industry has never been short of an ‘opinion’, but if there is one thing that we can all agree upon with absolute certainty is that there are are no certainties.

Contentment breaks through in G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup

28th Feb 2016

Contentment made his long-anticipated Group 1 breakthrough with a brilliant win in this afternoon’s HK$10 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin Racecourse, a victory that had jockey Brett Prebble whooping with delight.

Fastnet Rock crowned Champion Australian Sire for 2014/2015

2nd Aug 2015

The Australian racing season for 2014/2015 has come to an end with Fastnet Rock crowned Champion Australian Sire by earnings and stakes-winners, his sire Danehill the Champion Australian Broodmare Sire and his sire sons Hinchinbrook and Rothesay the leading first season sires by earnings and winners respectively.

Newmarket buzzing ahead of Easter Sale

8th Apr 2013

Inglis’ sales ground at Newmarket in Sydney is buzzing ahead of the start of the 2013 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale tomorrow, which will feature the offering of Black Caviar’s half-brother as Lot 131.

Scone to Stage World's Biggest Country Carnival

15th Feb 2013

Scone, an Upper Hunter town of less than 5000 people, but one recognised as where the racing and breeding industries meet, is poised to stage what challenges as the world's richest, biggest and most glamorous country Cup carnival.

Mosheen poised to shine: Smerdon

4th Oct 2012

Trainer Robert Smerdon is confident four-time Group 1 winner Mosheen will rediscover her high-class form when she runs at Flemington on Saturday.

Group One Stars - The Season in Review

29th Jun 2012

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.

Huge bid for Manawanui rejected

20th Dec 2011

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.

Rising stars Classic Bound

20th Aug 2011

Easter graduates in Melbourne. Classic stars in Sydney. That was the story from Warwick Farm as Manawanui and Pane In The Glass – purchased for a pittance at a combined $77,000 - made superb returns to racing at Warwick Farm today.

Freedman steps aside but may gallop overseas

4th Aug 2011

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.

Rocket Man still shy of Black Caviar's class

24th May 2011

THE on-track commentator called Rocket Man the "champion international sprinter of the world" when he won the KrisFlyer International Sprint on Sunday, but the five-year-old didn't come close to Black Caviar on the ratings - and he didn't even produce the performance of the week.

I Love This Guineas

13th Mar 2011

Yarraman Park based Magic Albert has been running hot this season, his success capped when his high class son Ilovethiscity held off all challengers to win the Group I ATC Randwick Guineas at Warwick Farm in a thrilling finish.

'Super Saturday' will be just that

27th Oct 2010

GUY Walter has had to wait more than a decade for the chance to avenge former champion Tie The Knot's luckless defeat in the Victoria Derby. He gets the chance with Digital Fortress in the $1.5 million classic at Flemington on Saturday.

Easter Quinella in Hollindale

8th May 2010

Metal Bender and Road To Rock are poised to renew their rivalry in the Doomben Cup after running 1-2 in today’s Group 2 Hollindale Stakes on the Gold Coast.

Takeover to leapfrog the greats

28th Apr 2009

CHAMPION sprinter Takeover Target is poised to smash the $6million prizemoney barrier and climb higher on the all-time list of Australian racing's greatest earners if he wins at Morphettville on Saturday.

Continuing towards Inglis

23rd Apr 2009

BROTHERS Luke and Mack Griffith will both continue towards the $100,000 Inglis Challenge for two-year-olds on Scone Cup Day, May 15.

Encosta Back on Top

20th Apr 2009

The three-way battle for Champion Australian Sire honours stepped up another notch at the weekend.

Bender just like Octagonal at finish

29th Mar 2009

METAL Bender is becoming racing's new version of former champion Octagonal - he seems to sense where the finishing post is and finds a way to win.

Samantha Miss poised to be a big autumn hit

16th Feb 2009

It appears outstanding filly Samantha Miss is in for a super autumn after running a half head short in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.