Runner-up in the last two editions of the race, Battaash (Dark Angel) finally landed a well-deserved victory in the King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at Royal Ascot yesterday, the fourth elite-level win of his career. Battaash had finished second to Blue Point (Shamardal) in the race in 2018 and 2019 but with the entire... Read More

The Magic Millions Gold Coast National Sale, the biggest breeding stock auction in the southern hemisphere, is certain to be conducted as a live event after the company released its catalogue and schedule for the major bloodstock trading market. A relieved Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch last night revealed a seven-session format for the... Read More

Group 1-winning son of Invincible Spirit the latest sire to make Victoria home Aquis Farm has partnered with a consortium of breeding heavyweights to purchase and stand European Group 1-winning two-year-old Royal Meeting (Invincible Spirit) as a new first season sire at the operation’s Victorian base. The group, which includes Sheikh Khalifa Al Maktoum, Seymour... Read More

Symons and Laxon eye Melbourne Group races with promising Snitzel colt A coronavirus-impacted Queensland winter carnival significantly dented John Symons’ hopes of a Group 1 victory with his promising juvenile Thunder Mania (Snitzel) and a “concrete” Eagle Farm surface has ended plans for connections to chase a compensation win this weekend. The talented colt, a... Read More

Love You Lucy (Love Conquers All) caused a boilover in the Dane Ripper Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) to provide veteran trainer Barry Squair and jockey Glen Colless with a feature race victory as the makeshift Brisbane Winter Carnival is nearing a close. The victory, at odds of $41, did not come as a surprise to... Read More