There was plenty of hype surrounding the first-crop of Newgate Farm’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Stay Inside (Extreme Choice) and he made an instant impression with one of his sons selling for $1 million to the newly formed partnership of James Harron and Tony Fung.  Bred by Brian Siemsen and offered by... Read More

Te Akau’s David Ellis came to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 12 months ago and left having spent an impressive $6,965,000. During the opening session of this year’s sale, the Kiwi, teaming up with numerous partners, picked up where he left off in 2024, buying six lots for a total spend of $2,485,000.... Read More

Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) have announced the release of TBA Schools, a new educational hub designed for students and teachers.  TBA Schools will provides free access to curriculum-aligned educational resources that draw upon Australia’s thoroughbred industry.   These resources have been designed in collaboration with Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) and integrate multimedia content, real-world... Read More

Anticipation is high ahead of the Magic Millions yearling sale which gets underway on the Gold Coast on Tuesday and the auction houses’ managing director Barry Bowditch is confident the ‘deep’ catalogue will present buyers with a plethora of opportunity at every level of the market. A total of 1021 lots have been catalogued for... Read More

Cambridge and Waikato lead the way for New Zealand representation on the Gold Coast  he subtly changing face of the New Zealand thoroughbred has been reflected in the largest and strongest representation of horses from across the Tasman yet entered for a Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, which begins on Tuesday.  Six Kiwi farms... Read More