However, the $575,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Tyreel Stud draft for George Moore Bloodstock, will be entering virtually unchartered waters – as a southern hemisphere bred three-year-old – when he proceeds to the Group 1 Hong Kong International Sprint over 1200 metres, at Sha Tin on 8 December. Only two southern hemisphere breds of... Read More

New Winners 26 for Cable Bay The Clive Cox-trained River Nymph (2 c ex Little Nymph by Emperor Fountain) landed the Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays EBF Novice Stakes (6f) at the third time of asking on Saturday evening and in the process provided Woodside Park Stud shuttler Cable Bay (Invincible Spirit) with his 26th... Read More

However, it may be premature to declare that it signals a return to continuing local celebrations in the years to come on the first Tuesday in November. Less than one length separated the first five to finish – from the winner Vow And Declare – the Australian bred son of Declaration Of War (War Front)... Read More

His victory did much to boost the spirits of Australia’s smaller and hobby breeders whose numbers have decreased dramatically in recent years due to economic factors, including rising stallion service fees, and the increasing dominance of large, commercial studs. Queensland resident Paul Lansky, breeder of Vow And Declare, has only two broodmares but uses the... Read More

I never thought I was going to win It was totally different to last year – I really felt at one stage 12 months ago we were going to win the race. But this year I never ever felt, despite how close we were, that it was ours. I always knew we were just held... Read More