Book 1 of world-renowned sale to start on Tuesday in Newmarket ll eyes will be on Newmarket this week as Tattersalls, the world’s oldest thoroughbred auction house, hosts the globally-renowned October Yearling Sale. The event may be taking place in Britain but there is plenty of interest from a southern hemisphere perspective, with Australians set... Read More

Vinery predicting big things from Ole Kirk after his first runners make explosive start Vinery Stud believe they are sitting on a volcano named Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) after a start to siring life that has them feeling validated in what they saw in the stallion, delighted with the present and bubbling with enough excitement... Read More

Tulloch Lodge dominate Breeders’ Plate with second successive trifecta in Sydney’s two-year-old opener It was a case of something old and something new as two-year-old racing began for the season in Saturday’s Breeders’ Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) at Randwick. The old was represented by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. They trained the trifecta in last... Read More

Bell River Thoroughbreds received an instant and substantial dividend from a bold call not to sell when their royally bred filly Bel Merci (Extreme Choice) took out the Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Randwick. The 11th foal out of the Group 1-winning sprinter Bel Mer (Bel Esprit), and by the sensational Extreme Choice (Not... Read More

Tremonti (Hellbent) kept the Tulloch Lodge two-year-old roll going and became the sixth black–type winner for his Yarraman Park sire in taking Saturday’s Maribyrnong Trial Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Flemington. Starting a $4.20 second elect, the Darby Racing colt was an early leader along the fence from gate one of seven under Jye McNeil, and... Read More