Travel exemption applications knocked back so far by Australian government  New Zealand-based bloodstock agents face the prospect of being unable to attend the upcoming sales series in Australia, denying the cohort significant earnings potential, as government authorities continue to enforce stringent Covid-19 travel restrictions. The current stance by the Australian government’s Department of Home Affairs... Read More

Buyers will be allowed back into the sales rings of Europe for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit when the combined Tattersalls Craven and Tattersalls Ascot Breeze Up Sales take place in Newmarket later this week, with the auction potentially providing a guide to the northern hemisphere buyers’ appetites to invest in new... Read More

Victorian Premier’s Covid clamp down will not stop Inglis’ live auction plans at Oaklands Junction Inglis remains committed to conducting live Great Southern and Melbourne Gold yearling sales in Victoria next month despite the state government being forced into reneging on a planned relaxation of coronavirus regulations after a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in... Read More

Aquis Farm will launch the stud career of Group 3-winning juvenile Bellevue Hill this year with the lightly–raced sprinter to stand in the Hunter Valley alongside another son of Pierro (Lonhro), the All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Pierata.   The former Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Bellevue Hill, who was victorious in the 2019... Read More

The Team Valor mare becomes the first Australian-bred horse to win an American Grade 1 since the pattern was introduced in 1974 The Australian flag proudly flew over New York yesterday Australian time, when Oleksandra (Animal Kingdom) won the Jaipur Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) on the Belmont Stakes undercard, the first Australian-bred horse to win... Read More