Melbourne plans also afoot for Gold Coast trainer who has ambitions to build stable depth Michael Costa’s immediate focus is on today’s Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick with lightly raced sprinter Phobetor (Dream Ahead), but the trainer is also looking further ahead at Group 1 spring carnival races in Melbourne for members of... Read More

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) has urged stud farms and industry participants to be vigilant and have strict Covid-safe protocols in place to ensure the sector is allowed to operate without government intervention as the pandemic encroaches on a second breeding season in a row. Yesterday, the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian ordered eight local government areas... Read More

Written Tycoon or Farnan on the cards for star country Queensland mare John Wigginton, a laidback trainer from the beef capital of Rockhampton, has been down the breeding route before. Those experiences rendered any thoughts of holding onto Better Reflection (Better Than Ready) obsolete.  So, when he made the sudden decision late last month to... Read More

Group 1 spring goals for former Shadwell-owned four-year-old entire with Hayes siblings at the helm Group 1-placed entire Aysar (Deep Field) will retire to Leneva Park next year, but not before the Lindsay Park-trained four-year-old with a deep pedigree is given his chance to win a race at the highest level during the Melbourne spring... Read More

Victorian stud enters into partnership with Juddmonte to race son of Galileo in Australia as stallion prospect Rosemont Stud has partnered with Juddmonte Farms to secure a deal to race in Australia the high-class three-year-old colt Maximal (Galileo), a three-quarter brother to champion racehorse and stallion Frankel (Galileo). Speaking to ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday, Rosemont... Read More