Japanese-bred entire joins Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa on studmasters’ radar Fierce Impact’s bid to win the Chipping Norton Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) could create a new milestone for his champion Japanese sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) and enhance the import’s stallion credentials both domestically and internationally. No son of the late Deep Impact has won... Read More

Daughter of Armidale Stud’s first season sire heads to Victoria with $95,000 price tag Respected Victorian trainer Robbie Griffiths and his trusted ally, agent Peter Ford, have zeroed in on sons of the late top-class stallion High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) and yesterday they made their move for a filly by his new season sire Alpine... Read More

Victorian buyers to bolster local market at the Tasmanian Yearling Sale Buoyed by the racetrack deeds of Mystic Journey (Needs Further) and The Inevitable (Dundeel), as well as a host of locally-bred horses proving successful in high-class races interstate, vendors are optimistic of a competitive Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale. But the strength of the... Read More

Shock win in Blue Diamond Stakes provides Busuttin and Young with a first Australian Group 1  An on-pace track bias at Caulfield may have corrupted some outcomes, and certainly thwarted the aspirations of many, but history will nonetheless record the winners as they stand and note yesterday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) meeting as... Read More

Shooting To Win (Northern Meteor), to date upstaged at stud by his brother Deep Field, last night registered an important stakes winner after the progressive Henry Dwyer-trained filly Ms Catherine scored an all-the-way victory in the Typhoon Tracy Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Moonee Valley. Now unbeaten in three starts, Ms Catherine scored a dominant... Read More