Features
The Monash freeway to the breeding barn
We take a look at the unlikely record of the Sir John Monash Stakes, to be run at Caulfield this Saturday, when it comes to unearthing future stallions. A mid-winter sprinting stakes race is not often the platform for the breed shapers of the next generation, but on a cool winter’s day in July 2009,... Read More
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Auguste Rodin cements his name in the history books with famous Derby double
The son of Deep Impact’s stallion appeal boosted further with Irish Derby success despite what can be fairly evaluated as a performance below his best, writes Daniel Harrold There will surely never be another Galileo. The son of Sadler’s Wells (Northern Dancer) currently stands above all in the stallion ranks with an astounding 366 stakes... Read More
Knight’s Choice
Norm Bazeley is a 74-year-old farmer, boutique breeder, former trackwork rider and hobby trainer, and an amateur philosopher. One night a few years ago he was home on his 115-acre farm at Walcha when he received a phone call. “Have you got a mare named Midnight Pearl?” a woman asked. Bazeley confirmed she was one... Read More