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Magic Millions sale delayed as Covid cluster causes problems

Queensland border clamp down forces auction house to make swift call The Magic Millions National Sale will be pushed back by a week after the Queensland government yesterday placed further restrictions on those allowed to cross that border that would have prevented a significant number of industry participants from attending the vital Gold Coast auction.... Read More

German Derby victory a coup for New Zealand breeders

In Swoop’s Hamburg success celebrated on the other side of the world with half-sisters now based down under Leading international bloodstock agent Paul Moroney has struck gold once again. Moroney pioneered sourcing German bloodlines for New Zealand clients back in the 1980s and more than 30 years later his judgment of the European stock is... Read More

Pinatubo back to his best in Prix Jean Prat on super Sunday for Shamardal

Pinatubo (Shamardal) showed a return to the level of form which made him the highest-rated juvenile in Europe for a quarter of a century when he belatedly got his three-year-old campaign up and running with a win in yesterday’s Prix Jean Prat (Gr 1, 1400m) at Deauville.    Despite suffering defeat in both the 2,000 Guineas... Read More

Japan’s Select Sale starts today and features Australian, NZ presence

Group 1 winners Kirramosa, Southern Speed and More Than Sacred among the list of dams for the yearlings and foals auction The focus of the bloodstock world turns to Japan this week, with the Japan Racing Horse Association (JRHA)’s Select Sale the latest live auction to take place amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. This afternoon will... Read More

Thoroughbred Industry Careers launches hunt for new trackwork riders

Accelerator Program will endeavour to find some of Australia’s most talented horsemen and women, giving them the chance to learn from leading jockeys Leading industry education body Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) yesterday launched the Accelerator Program in an attempt to recruit some of Australia’s leading horsemen and women as track riders. The Accelerator Program is... Read More

Not A Single Doubt filly tops Inglis Weanling Sale at $280,000

Victorian vendor O’Brien relieved with strong result after stressful period The Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, which ended yesterday with a Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) filly becoming the star attraction at $280,000, has helped keep the breeding industry wheel turning and took the week’s trade to nearly $17 million. The market sentiment experienced at... Read More