Invincible Woman (AUS)

Invincible Woman (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Showcase by Big Brown O: Ms E L Jelfs, Mrs C M Cook, Mrs M L Kennewell, Mrs K Rogers, Miss L Yeomans, Mrs H Jennings, Mrs A J Johnston, Ms L F Cole, Mrs G Fitzgibbon, Mrs S McNeil, Ms F Wallis, Ms E L... Read More

David Ellis inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame

More than four decades after his first experience as a winning owner, David Ellis has been recognised with induction into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Since that first success with Magnum (Sovereign Edition) at Paeroa in 1978, Ellis has been involved at all levels of racing as an administrator, breeder, buyer and his... Read More

The Inevitable

Only a tiny percentage of horses can boast ten or more stakes wins. It doesn’t matter where they are, it’s a sign of a rare and exceptional animal. At Launceston last weekend a nine-year-old gelding who’s already part of the Island State’s turf folklore wrote another chapter of his story by pushing his black type... Read More

The Bear bidding to deliver Livingstone a career highlight

t will be a triumph for David over several Goliaths if the former rogue who earned the name of The Bear (Vancouver) can keep his perfect record intact by winning Saturday’s BJ McLachlan Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) for two-year-olds at Eagle Farm. Long-striding gelding The Bear comprises precisely 25 per cent of the stable of... Read More

French import boosts Maher’s middle-distance stock

Zarakem to continue his racing career in Australia before returning to Europe to take up stallion duties The Ciaron Maher stable are hopeful three-time stakes winner Zarakem (Zarak) can become their next Gold Trip (Outstrip) after the French-bred entire recently arrived on Australian shores to chase the riches on offer.  The deal to bring Zarakem... Read More

Sedaka sells for record 210,000gns at Tattersalls Online December Sale

The broodmare Sedaka (Savabeel), offered in foal to Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) on a southern hemisphere cover, has been sold for a record 210,000gns (approx. AU$441,370) to Kestrel Thoroughbreds’ Bruce Slade on behalf of Nocab Racing, making her the top-priced lot in the Tattersalls Online December Sale and the highest-priced broodmare ever sold on the... Read More