On one of Australian racing’s biggest days, the influence of the great Flying Spur shone through, not only through the winner of The Everest, but in the pedigrees of three Group 1 winners. The 1995 Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) proved a frustrating end to a frustrating three-year-old spring for Flying Spur (Danehill). In his... Read More

2 g Super Seth – Regally Blonde by Royal Academy O: Gsa Bloodstock Pty Ltd B: Gsa Bloodstock Pty Ltd T: Tony Pike W: M J Concept & Construction Ltd Maiden, 950m, October 7, Hawera Waikato Stud’s first-season sire Super Seth (Dundeel) was handed his first individual winner when Poetic Champion made a hugely promising... Read More

Prominent agent Willie Leung has called for more diversity in the Hong Kong trainers and jockeys’ roster, a move which would provide more choice for owners and lessen the stranglehold at the top of the respective premierships. The Magus Equine principal, who acted for five Hong Kong trainers at Tuesday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, also urged... Read More

Ahead of Saturday’s $20 million Randwick feature, we investigate the most successful sires, slotholders, trainers and jockeys in The Everest’s short history. One measure of the cut-through horse racing has had in the broader Australian public is the proliferation of pub trivia questions it has spawned over the years. When did Phar Lap win the... Read More

You take a little speed and add a bit more speed, lace the whole thing with pace and it’s no surprise you’ve got a horse who charges to a debut victory over 1000 metres up the Flemington straight. As Everest week reminds us of that most sought keyword in this country’s racing, so Bodyguard (I... Read More