Group 1 winner Madame Pommery (No Nay Never) is the latest star added to next month’s Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale catalogue.  The four-year-old daughter of No Nay Never (Scat Daddy), who was a brilliant winner of the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield, will be offered as part of a quality... Read More

Proisir, Satono Aladdin and Ace High all earn fee increases Rich Hill’s rising tide of stallion power to become one of New Zealand’s most influential sources of sire strength is evident again in 2024 with the Matamata-based operation increasing the service fees of three of the five horses on its roster. Stud principal John Thompson... Read More

Group 3-winning son of I Am Invincible with blue chip pedigree takes up residence in the Hunter Dual Group 3 winner Hawaii Five Oh (I Am Invincible), a horse with a Group 1 pedigree and a physique to match, has been retired from racing to stand at stud in the Hunter Valley.  The Gai Waterhouse... Read More

Chain Of Lightning (Fighting Sun) could be headed for a trip to Royal Ascot this June, with co-trainer Peter Moody revealing they have accepted an invitation from Ascot to race. The last-start TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) heroine will be sold at next month’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sales, and is then potentially going to... Read More

There were four heats for juveniles at Randwick on Monday, with Warwick Farm-based trainer Bjorn Baker saddling a double. Baker’s first trial winner came via Blue Point (Shamardal) colt Point And Shoot, who scored impressively, being pushed out by Rachel King to defeat Swiftfalcon (Exceedance) by 4.5 lengths. A $240,000 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale purchase... Read More

Invoking memories of Phar Lap (Night Raid) for any comparison might be a sign of over-enthusiasm. The reverence surrounding Phar Lap places him in the untouchable category as he was in a world of his own in 1930 and has been ever since. Yet newspaper reports of his win in the Weight-for-Age King’s Plate, staged... Read More