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Polarising Racing Victoria chief executive quits

Racing Victoria will soon be on the hunt for a new CEO to serve under likely new chairman Gillon McLachlan after the end of Andrew Jones’s brief and controversial tenure, in which his “appetite for change” was said to be greater than that of the industry itself. Jones, the former cricket and netball administrator appointed... Read More

Benbatl to stand for $22,000 in first southern hemisphere season

New recruit Benbatl, a son of the breed-shaping Dubawi (Dubai Millennium), will spearhead the Woodside Park Stud stallion roster and will stand for an introductory fee of $22,000 (all fees inc GST), adding depth to the Vobis-focused line-up of six sires. Shalaa (Invincible Spirit), himself the sire of 20 metropolitan winners since the start of... Read More

Rare stallion prospect Mo’unga storms into Newhaven Park

Son of Savabeel to stand at $27,500 in his first season at the Kellys stud Mo’unga, the first multiple Group 1-winning son of New Zealand’s eight-time champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) to retire to stud, will join the Newhaven Park stallion ranks in 2024. The Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m)... Read More

‘I think we have a nice filly on our hands’

Fledgling trainer Dom Sutton bids to land maiden stakes winner with pair of promising juveniles after red-hot start Taking the step from assistant trainer at a well-established yard to taking out your own licence is a pretty daunting task for most, but one that exciting trainer Dom Sutton seems to have handled with aplomb. Having... Read More

Justify not returning for 2024 season

Unbeaten US Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy), sire of super talented juvenile colt Storm Boy (Justify), will not be returning to Coolmore’s Hunter Valley base in 2024. Despite the enormous impact the son of Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) has had with his runners in Australia, it has been decided the stallion will remain at Coolmore’s... Read More

Vinery’s stallions hold firm as Hawaii Five Oh proves popular

Five of the six stallions from last year’s Hunter Valley farm’s roster remain unchanged for the 2024 season Vinery Stud has stuck solid with its stallion roster, maintaining the service fees for five of the six sires who stood at the farm in 2023 and have been thrilled with the early reaction to its new... Read More