Buying horses is often about deciding what problems you might be able to excuse, but there’s one glaring character flaw Andrew Baddock can not abide. “There’s no bigger fault than a lack of ability,” he says. The former long-term manager of Gooree racing and breeding had this in mind in September, 2022, when doing what... Read More

2 c Written Tycoon – Miss St Tropez by Magnus O: Mrs Y Zhang B: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd T: Chris Waller S: 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Arrowfield Stud P: Yulong Investments, $500,000 W: Ken Russell Memorial Classic, Group 3, 1200m, May 11, Sunshine Coast Yulong colt Althoff (Written Tycoon) could... Read More

Boom Perth juvenile Bustling (Frosted) is assured of a place in the $20 million The Everest (1200m) after confirmation this week that east coast heavy hitters Max Whitby, Neil Werrett and co have bought the gelding. And his breeder and former co-owner Neville Duncan believes the winner of the Karrakatta Plate (Gr 2, 1200m) and... Read More

Laurence Eales had a lot of early success with buying horses, but also quickly learned a valuable lesson – about value itself. “The expensive ones don’t go any faster than the cheap ones,” he says. In fact, I’ve had a lot more luck with the less expensive ones.” The story of the Melbourne-based former Cairns... Read More

It’s been a busy week in Sydney, so this Chairman’s Sale special Rowe-View edition comes to you a day later than planned. At the top of the Chairman’s market the big-spending American John Stewart made a splash, paying $3.2 million for Tutta La Vita (The Autumn Sun), one of nine seven-figure mares sold on Thursday... Read More