As we all know, racing and breeding are realms of patience and waiting. For instance, you acquire a stallion, breed some stock, then stand around waiting, anxiously watching races, crossing fingers and hoping for those first winners to start trickling in, please. And then there’s Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice). As the name suggests, he doesn’t... Read More

By The Numbers looks back through the stats that matter from the past decade of the Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO In Training Sale. Story: The breeze-up market in Australia is going through its most challenging period in over a decade, with demand slumping off the back of difficult times in Asian racing, as well... Read More

New winners Alabama Express – Having chalked up his first winner two weeks ago, Yulong-based first-season sire Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) doubled his tally on Saturday as Shangri La Express (2 c Sent From Above by Lonhro) got off the mark at the first attempt when he won the Kirkham Plate (1000m) at Randwick. Shangri... Read More

It wasn’t just Caulfield Cup history being created when Without A Fight and West Wind Blows led home a quinella for their sire Teofilo in Saturday’s race. For the first time this century, the progeny of one sire claimed the quinella of one of Australia’s great races, the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m), with the... Read More

As one of only two Group 1 2400-metre handicaps in Australia, the Caulfield Cup occupies an interesting place in the history of the country’s breeding and bloodstock industries.    As we often do in this column, let’s kick off with a quiz question. Who is the most recent Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) winner to then... Read More