For most of our lifetimes, Australians’ knowledge about racing in Brazil was limited to probably three things:  The country produced Joao Moreira (and for the nightowls here, British-based gun Silvestre de Souza)  Horses from Brazil share a birthday with those from Australia (well they must, if you think about it)  And when you go to... Read More

It seems Group 1s can be like the proverbial public bus. You can wait a long time for one, and then they all come together.  Eighteen months after his third attempt at a Group 1 victory, the remarkable late-starter Eduardo (Host) broke through at the top level by claiming The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) at... Read More

Making racehorses is all about the mother, a lot of people say. It’s just that sometimes you’ve got to look through the dam to see the quality. Or perhaps straight over her, as you could in this case.  Private Eye took another major step in what’s becoming a very promising career by winning Saturday’s Queensland... Read More

For Hunter Valley breeder Senga Bissett, it’s a good thing she trusted her eye when she ventured to the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast six years ago.  Or perhaps more accurately, it was just as well – for Bissett, for Newgate Farm, the China Horse Club, Team Snowden and others – that she... Read More

“All comers. All grounds. All beaten.” The commentary as the great Frankel (Galileo) closed his unbeaten 14-start career in the 2012 Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f) at Ascot said it plain and said it all. Similarly, there was no great mystery, no reading between the pedigree lines, which led to two offspring of the... Read More