A brilliant tactical ride by Frenchman Jean-Baptiste (J B) Hamel sealed victory for Hostwin Saturn (Stratum) in Saturday’s Macau Guineas (Listed, 1500m), giving fledgling trainer Nick Moore his first local Group victory – let alone a local Group 1 – in what is his first season as a trainer. Moore and Hamel devised a pre-race... Read More

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to Khalid Abdullah, has confirmed that Juddmonte Farms have sold the breeding rights to the operation’s homebred undefeated Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) winner Siskin (First Defence). Rumours that such a deal had been stuck have circulated for some time following the colt’s juvenile campaign, which culminated with success in... Read More

For Royal Ascot aficionados, there is a rhyme and reason to one of the world’s great racing festivals. At least, that’s the case nearly every year. In 2020, like with so many other things, the handbook needs to be thrown out the window, the traditions left at the door. For the first time in her... Read More

2 c Proisir – Pemba Nepali by Domesday O: F A L Racing B: T Falcone T: Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes W: Iron Jack Plate, 1200m, June 8, Warwick Farm    The Falcone family colours were famously sported by brothers and top three-year-olds Divine Prophet (Choisir) and Proisir (Choisir) in the last decade.  Proisir’s... Read More

Mitch Beer, aka the Twitter trainer, concedes most people advised him against his move from Mornington – on the beautiful peninsula on Melbourne’s door-stop – to the border town of Albury which he undertook just less than two years ago. “Lot of people thought I was nuts,” Beer told ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday as he... Read More