A tumultuous 24 hours for Racing Australia has culminated in the resignation of chairman John Messara last night, a day after chief executive Myles Foreman foreshadowed his departure in June.  Arrowfield Stud principal Messara, who was appointed in May in an attempt to mend the thawed relationship between Racing NSW and Racing Victoria, conceded defeat... Read More

Trevor Marshallsea talks to a Melbourne-based breeder who has amassed his own collection of bloodstock royalty  There’s a hobby breeder in Melbourne who loves the reactions when he rings stud farms asking about possible covers for his mares. Sometimes they think they’re crank calls. They sound like the breeding world’s equivalent of Elvis sightings. “Yeah... Read More

When Bart Cummings was 81 and still attending auctions, fellow trainer Mark Kavanagh made the papers one day with an admiring line that most people that age wouldn’t buy a green banana let alone a yearling. Funny how a few years later there’s a growing band of trainers seeing the benefits of doing exactly that.... Read More

Industry participants across New South Wales have continued to be affected by severe flooding, as evacuation notices were issued for parts of south west Sydney, including Warwick Farm. Residents were ordered to leave by 3am yesterday morning, however, trainers at the west Sydney racecourse are reported to have emerged largely unscathed from the severe rainfall.... Read More

This article is from the Racing Post’s Good Morning Bloodstock email. Sign up for free to Good Morning Bloodstock here and you’ll be ready to receive Martin Stevens’ daily insight when he returns on February 28 Wouldn’t you know it, two outstanding Australian-bred colts who were supposed to cover mares in Britain and Ireland but... Read More