‘Thrilla from Chinchilla’ defies rejection from sales to add a Group win to his burgeoning record  A bomb threat, an ‘Isotope’ and a ‘Wild Ruler’ all together have the makings of a disastrous combination, but they were not enough to derail top Queensland juvenile Rothfire, who yesterday continued his rags-to-riches rise with his pillar-to-post win... Read More

Next week’s unreserved Rosemont Exclusive Online Sale, comprising a 93-lot draft of weanlings and commercial broodmare prospects being offered on the Magic Millions platform, could provide further proof of the rapid evolution of the Australian market and its willingness to embrace technology. On-property inspections continued at Victoria’s picturesque Rosemont Stud yesterday ahead of the opening... Read More

Tony McEvoy says it is immeasurable what champion mare Sunlight (Zoustar) has done for his training business while her breeder believes the three-time Group 1-winning sprinter would be worthy of becoming a foundation broodmare on any farm in the world. The glowing endorsement of Sunlight came after the decision was made by connections to this... Read More

Just over two weeks after trans-Tasman equine flights resumed following a Covid-enforced shutdown, exports from New Zealand to Australia have been suspended indefinitely yet again, this time due to a possible case of equine piroplasmosis. New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) yesterday informed exporters that shipments to Australia had been suspended with immediate effect.... Read More

Tasmania’s leading stallion Needs Further (Encosta De Lago), the sire of Group 1-winning mare Mystic Journey and five other stakes horses from limited numbers, will relocate to Victoria this year in a joint arrangement between Aquis Farm and Armidale Stud. The deal, initially on a year-to-year basis, was signed late yesterday after a number of... Read More