Saturday’s Randwick feature meeting provided another milestone for the achievements of female jockeys in Australia. By The Numbers looks at how their success in Group 1 races has grown over the past 20 years. When Rachel King willed favourite Just Fine (Sea The Stars) home in Saturday’s Metropolitan (Gr 1, 2400m), it not only represented... Read More

3 f Frosted – Fartoo Flashy by Galileo O: Mr M H Wood, Mrs M E Wood, Mr C N Allen, Mr C Moore, Ms T L Arnott, Mrs K S Cowell, Mrs S T Gardiner, Mr D Gardiner, Mr J R M Conroy, Mr K Rice, Mr B D Rice, Mr M Sinclair, Mr... Read More

Last Sunday afternoon, this columnist received an unexpected email from a public relations firm with a statement on behalf of the Singapore Turf Club about the departure of Kranji’s champion trainer Michael Clements. Clements, fed up with the inaction of the Turf Club and carrying the weight of his peers on his shoulders with the... Read More

The perception is that Australia’s best young colts more than ever are being rushed off to stud, but do the statistics bear this out? By The Numbers investigates. Of the 17 new Australian-bred additions to Australian stallion rosters in 2023, just four were beginning their breeding careers at four years of age. It’s a number... Read More

A lot of precious metals come out of Western Australia, and a good deal of valuable horseflesh as well. And in a breeding sense, Sunday’s Victoria Derby trial shone a glowing light on a WA mare with a golden touch so strong she’s turning blue –  as in hen. Gold Bullion (Savabeel) won the Derby... Read More