John Salanitri has trained horses for Victorian owner-breeder Eddie Hirsch for more than two decades and he hopes to reward that loyalty with a big race victory in the $855,000 The Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield today. The pair is double-handed with sons of Darley’s Street Boss (Street Cry), Just A Tribute and Fender Bender, in... Read More

Catalogue for next month’s elite level auction adds a number of wildcards, including five-time Group 1 placegetter Five-time Group 1 placegetter Fundamentalist (Not A Single Doubt) has joined the growing list of fillies and mares on offer at next month’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, with the four-year-old – who is in foal to Zoustar (Northern Meteor)... Read More

Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) will become the latest member of this season’s stellar three-year-old crop to join Australia’s stallion ranks in 2020, after his retirement was announced by Vinery Stud yesterday.  Winner of the Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) and the San Domenico Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) and an... Read More

All Aged Stakes ruled out for Prime Thoroughbreds’ in-form million dollar earner Rubisaki Joe O’Neill and trainer Patrick Payne have resisted the temptation to run in-form filly Rubisaki (Rubick) in the All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and instead the brilliant three-year-old will attempt to stretch her winning streak to six in the J H... Read More

Waikato Stud-bound colt given chance in All Aged Stakes for autumn finale New Zealand breeder Tony Rider hopes stud-bound colt Super Seth (Dundeel) can provide him with a Sydney Group 1 victory on Saturday just a week after narrowly being denied in the Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with another horse under his ownership. Rider,... Read More