Eales Racing
Laurence Eales had a lot of early success with buying horses, but also quickly learned a valuable lesson – about value itself. “The expensive ones don’t go any faster than the cheap ones,” he says. In fact, I’ve had a lot more luck with the less expensive ones.” The story of the Melbourne-based former Cairns... Read More
Copartner Prance makes it four in a row as Lui closes to within three of Ng in trainers’ championship
Francis Lui’s relentless push for the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship continued at Happy Valley on Wednesday when Copartner Prance (Epaulette) extended his winning streak to four with victory in the Class 3 Seine Handicap (1200m). Ridden patiently by Zac Purton after an early speed battle, Copartner Partner nabbed pacemaker California Touch (Deep Field) in... Read More
NSW Upper House committee to investigate proposed sale of Rosehill
The Australian Turf Club’s highly contentious $5 billion proposal to sell off and redevelop Sydney’s Rosehill racecourse will be investigated by a NSW Upper House Select Committee. The NSW Parliament’s Legislative Council on Wednesday carried a motion with the support of the Opposition, the Greens, the Animal Justice Party and independent MP Mark Latham, 21... Read More
‘The horse is still going well and there’s still a good few years left in him, we’ve decided to sell’
Mane man Osborne to sell I Am Invincible breeding right In 2010, in the hope of encouraging repeat business to their unheralded new stallion I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), the Mitchell brothers of Yarraman Park offered lifetime breeding rights to anyone who sent mares to the Group 3-winning sprinter for each of his first three... Read More
IT’S OFFICIAL
American Grade-winning son of Claiborne’s Blame to stand at Aquis Farm Grade 3-winning US sprinter-miler Officiating will stand at Aquis Farm in Queensland, providing Australian breeders with their first son of America’s influential sire Blame (Arch). The Hong Kong-owned operation undertook a global search for an outcross stallion it deemed would suit the Queensland broodmare... Read More
One that won’t get away
The future broodmare roster at Cambridge Stud received another boost after Bella Waters (Sacred Falls) scored the Rotorua Cup (Gr 3, 2200m) during the past weekend. Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s gold and black colours are on a roll. Fillies and mares representing the stud are winning at black-type level and their Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) delivered,... Read More