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

The 2023 Australasian breeze-up sales season kicked off yesterday in Sydney and By The Numbers takes a look at how two-year-old sales have evolved globally in recent years. The combined spend across Australia’s two breeze-up sales, hosted by Inglis and Magic Millions, reached an all-time high of $23.5 million in 2022, as record investment elsewhere... Read More

New winners Alabama Express – Yulong’s first-season sire Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice) sired his inaugural winner from his first runner when Karavas (2 f ex All Of Me by Pierro) landed the $50,000 Moorundi Classic Maiden Plate (900m) at Murray Bridge. Karavas was a $260,000 purchase at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Showcase Session from... Read More