Historic Widden Stud takes over Sun Stud’s Victorian operation Antony Thompson says to survive in an increasingly global thoroughbred breeding industry, stud farms need to get bigger to compete, a realisation which led to his decision to take on a Victorian holding with his family’s famed Widden Stud, Australia’s oldest thoroughbred farm. Widden principal Thompson... Read More

Extreme Choice colt snapped up after stud enjoys super Saturday  Newgate Farm continued its rapid ascent as a thoroughbred breeding powerhouse with two of its young stallions producing their first Group 1 winners at Caulfield on Saturday and in the wake of the milestone day on the racetrack managing director Henry Field yesterday confirmed that... Read More

Son of Flying Artie provides Anthony and Sam Freedman with their first Group 1 win as a partnership  Artorius was able to do what his sire Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) was unlucky not to have done in 2016 and win yesterday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Caulfield, providing father-and-son training team Anthony and... Read More

Parnham steps up to snag Mogumber Park’s $180,000 yearling at Magic Millions Yearling Sale One of Western Australia’s most respected trainers Neville Parnham has provided a firm vote of confidence in young local stallion Rommel (Commands) after paying a Book 2 record of $180,000 for one of his second crop sons at the Magic Millions... Read More

Locals dominate at Magic Millions Perth sale in absence of interstate competition Western Australian owners and trainers have taken advantage of a decimated interstate buying bench to dominate their local Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale in which a son of first season sire Russian Revolution (Snitzel) was the scene stealer after selling for $325,000 early... Read More