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Three to follow on the weekend
Bodyguard (Caulfield Race 8 #3) TRAINER: Peter and Paul Snowden RACE: Blue Diamond Stakes (Group 1, 1200m) Prominent racing tycoon James Harron can do no wrong in 2024 with a group of colts that have justified their big price tags. Of these runners, none have been more impressive than undefeated $1.6 million dollar purchase Bodyguard... Read More
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How will Nine get a mass audience of casual fans and punters?
Channel Nine had been in the box seat to secure the Melbourne Cup Carnival free-to-air television broadcast rights for some time but this week the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) and Tabcorp made it official by announcing a six-year deal. With Channel Ten’s $100 million five-year deal expiring after the four days of Flemington last November,... Read More
Aardvark
Some breeders rely heavily on type and, to varying extents, don’t pay too much mind to pedigrees. Highgrove Stud’s Ron Gilbert is the other way. It’s all about the two pedigrees involved, and which names bob up where, something he learned from another Queensland bushie. “Rob Atkinson was a big cattle breeder in north-west Queensland... Read More
‘Justify could be the best ever’
Good Morning Bloodstock is the Racing Post’s daily morning email and presented online as a sample. Here, Martin Stevens chats to Aidan O’Brien in a Good Morning Bloodstock for the ages. Subscribers can get more great insight every Monday to Friday. Click this link to sign up and receive the daily email. Aidan O’Brien can... Read More
Chateau Miraval (AUS)
2 f Zousain – Sheila’s Star by Snitzel O: Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang), T Gorgovski, T R Martin, G A Crispe & Dr S Inglis B: Dissident Aurelius T: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott S: 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Rosemont Stud P: Yu Long Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd /... Read More
Culham recovering after scare
Popular Magic Millions bloodstock consultant Ben Culham is recovering at home on the Gold Coast after a frightening incident that left him seriously injured about a fortnight ago. How, where and why the roadside incident occurred, which left him with head injuries, and who was responsible for it remains a mystery, but it’s one that... Read More