Filly secures a Classic double for high-flying Rich Hill Stud sire Proisir, who has won three of first five Group 1 races of the season Yesterday’s 50th running of the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) was expected to be a procession for hot favourite Legarto – and indeed it was – but not... Read More

Godolphin cap remarkable spring with another big-race success at Newcastle with son of Hallowed Crown It was a case of what might have been when the outside barrier thwarted all hopes of Vilana (Hallowed Crown) soaring to victory in the Golden Eagle (1500m) a fortnight ago, but faced with a smoother run the son of... Read More

Daughter of Deep Field bids to upset the boys as feature races turn to Perth Black–type racing in Perth begins to heat up today, with a showpiece three-year-old event in the Placid Ark Stakes (Listed, 1200m) shaping as a story of Deep Field (Northern Meteor), two fillies and Nino Tufilli. Newgate Farm’s surging stallion Deep... Read More

Juvenile lights up the Riccarton track in golden week for Darley’s champion sire Enduring champion stallion Exceed And Excel (Danehill), renowned for the exploits of his two-year-olds and as an elite sire more generally, has left his mark on juvenile races in three continents in less than a week, providing another reminder about the 22-year-old’s... Read More

Magic Millions releases ‘incredibly strong’ catalogue of stars of the future A new galaxy of racetrack stars will go under the hammer at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast in January after the auction house yesterday released a bumper catalogue for its 2023 season-opening yearling sale, a week-long beachside thoroughbred racing extravaganza where some... Read More