Laming confident Newhaven Park-bred three-year-old can live up to early promise The endorsement of Newhaven Park’s John Kelly was enough for Richard Laming to take a punt on a filly by the NSW stud’s first season sire Xtravagant (Pentire) and, 20 months later, the now three-year-old Xtra Gear can go a long way to justifying... Read More

Group challenges await half-brother to Hallowed Crown and Needs Further after pulverising rivals on debut Victorian trainer Matt Laurie unveiled an exciting spring prospect at Bendigo yesterday with his well-bred three-year-old Mornington Glory (Shalaa), a half-brother to Hallowed Crown (Street Sense) and Needs Further (Encosta De Lago), rising to the occasion on debut. While it... Read More

Yearling’s Grade 3-winning Curlin half-sister also ends up in hands of Australians The US-bred Violence (Medaglia D’Oro) filly with one of the biggest pedigrees in the Australian Stud Book will be coming Down Under to race after the buyer behind her US$200,000 (approx. AU$272,000) acquisition from the Keeneland September Yearling Sale declared her purchase “a... Read More

October 26 firming as date for company’s Sydney-based two-year-old auction Next month’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale in Sydney is set to be delayed by a fortnight in the hope of conducting the two-year-old auction once the NSW government’s proposal to relax Covid-19 restrictions has come into effect. It is understood that Inglis has been exploring its... Read More

Trader celebrates interstate double with exciting son of Flying Artie to follow proven Group 1 path Ask industry professionals, agents and studmasters alike, and the majority will agree that Rhys Smith has one of the best eyes for a horse in the business, not that the Kulani Park owner is one for self-promotion. Over the... Read More