Fast stakes-winning Karakontie mare Karak continues strong Australian interest in US breeding stock market Kestrel Thoroughbreds’ Bruce Slade made his first successful foray into the US mare market on day two of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale as southern hemisphere breeders continued to plunder Kentucky in search of outcross pedigrees. Slade teamed up with... Read More

Magic Millions’ juvenile auction exceeds expectations in face of closed border with three youngsters breaking $300,000 mark A colt by sire of the moment Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) will head to Victoria after Baystone Farm’s Dean Harvey made a strategic call to target the juvenile at yesterday’s Magic Millions 2YOs In Training Sale... Read More

Breeding and racing operation’s bold stallion switch rewarded with yet another spring carnival Group 1 success Earlier this year, Godolphin made the bold call to switch stallion Street Boss (Street Cry) to Darley’s Hunter Valley base from Victoria and send Kermadec (Teofilo) south to Northwood Park, moves which had the potential to upset some of... Read More

As the one-time private trainer for owner Lloyd Williams, Liam Howley is no stranger to Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) day but today signals an important step in the trajectory of the Victorian horseman now firmly on the path to establishing his own racing identity. The Kyneton-based trainer, who was a key member of the... Read More

‘We tried to buy a few Maurices at Easter this year, but the market was very strong on them’ “Since the turn of the century, Japanese horses have won the biggest races in every corner of the globe: Hong Kong, Dubai, Europe, America and Australia. Every major centre of racing has felt the force of... Read More