US: Major Dude adds to stakes tally Major Dude (4 c Bolt D’Oro – Mary Rita by Distorted Humor) notched a belated first stakes win of his four-year-old season when he prevailed in a driving finish to take out Saturday’s Fort Lauderdale Stakes (Gr 2, 9f) at Gulfstream Park. A Graded winner at two and... Read More

JPN: Regaleira lands Arima Kinen Regaleira (3 f Suave Richard – Roca by Harbinger) snapped a losing run stretching back almost a year when she came out on top in a tight finish to the Arima Kinen (Gr 1, 2500m) at Nakayama on Sunday. The Tetsuya Kimura-trained three-year-old was winning for the first time since... Read More

Summer Cup option for Lees-trained pair Newcastle-based trainer Kris Lees is set to aim both Rustic Steel (Deep Field) and Tavi Time (Tavistock) at Thursday’s Summer Cup (Gr 3, 2000m) at Randwick. Both horses would be stretching out to 2000 metres for the first time in their respective careers, and Rustic Steel will be arriving... Read More

Little Avondale wrap up deal for Little Brose Little Avondale Stud have completed a deal to stand last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Little Brose alongside his father Per Incanto (Street Cry), announcing that the colt will be available for a fee of $15,000 (plus GST) in 2025. Little Brose is the... Read More

James McDonald closed a highly successful short-term stint in Hong Kong with a four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday, crowning his stay with two Group 1 victories while amassing more than HK$72 million (approx. AU$14.81 million) in prize-money for connections during the 11-meeting cameo. Acclaimed as the 2024 World’s Best Jockey, McDonald slotted four winners,... Read More

Big future forecast for Wootton Bassett after he gets off the mark with his southern hemisphere two-year-olds The festive season is still early days for two-year-olds, but Coolmore Stud said it did try to warn us what a potent sire they had in Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) and now the proof is emerging in the Christmas... Read More