“I regret the Romans for giving us the phrase ‘status quo’ because it is a perverse phrase at this current time in this industry,” Thoroughbred Breeders NSW president Hamish Esplin told us on Wednesday when outlining the state’s breeding body’s understandable disapproval and clear opposition to the appointment of former Labor Racing Minister Kevin Greene... Read More

A bush breeder named Boof, an American sire with a name barely known to anyone, a battle for survival on the first day of life – for a foal still suckling from its dam two years later – a frantic dash to the border before a Covid closure, a court case and a Group 1... Read More

Linebacker (NZ) 2 c Super Seth – Garden Of Swans by Oasis Dream O: F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Finemore Thoroughbreds (Mgr: R S Finemore), D J Hines, M Angelos, Mrs C Briggs, M W Finemore, J D Melick, R J Miller, T P Ballard, T Charlton, Peake Racing (Mgr: P N Edwards),... Read More

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

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