Twelve years after Bill Frost had Zarita (Pentire) become the first filly to claim the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m)-South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) double, the Victorian owner and breeder will be attempting to take out the staying race for a second time. Saint Eustace (Tavistock) will be aiming to add his name to... Read More

Potential revised Pattern for British racing released – if racing resumes in May Two blockbuster weekends of action to end the month could be in store for British racing under tentative proposals put forward by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) as part of resumption planning. The “best-case scenario” plans, developed by a sub-group of the... Read More

Father-son training partnership Tony and Calvin McEvoy will have one runner in each of both of today’s Morphettville features, the TAB Classic (registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) – and their backgrounds couldn’t be any more different.   Tough mare Sunlight (Zoustar), a three-time Group... Read More

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has released a proposed calendar for August through to early November to give owners, trainers and racing participants some certainty for the next six months.  This follows the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) announcement for consultation of the revised racing calendar for the balance of the 2019/20 racing year earlier... Read More

Redzel (Snitzel), the highest-earning son of Australia’s three-time Champion Sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), has been retired, owners Triple Crown Syndications announced last night. Redzel, who early in his life ended up in the hands of receivers, retires as the winner of $16,444,000, placing him second on the list of Australia’s highest earners behind the incomparable... Read More