The New Zealand thoroughbred industry has lost one of its most influential figures of the last two decades with the passing of Kevin Hickman after a long illness. Tributes to the Valachi Downs principal have flowed from around New Zealand and Australia, including from Gareth Downey, who was Valachi’s general manager from 2020 to its... Read More

Fresh from his finest season – and following a ballistic start to this one – Michael Freedman has a power packed hand for Randwick on Saturday where he will launch a spring stakes assault set to raise his trajectory still further. Freedman went solo three years ago on splitting from brother Richard, starting his stable... Read More

Last year’s King’s Stand Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) hero Bradsell (4 c Tasleet – Russian Punch by Archipenko) doubled his Group 1 tally on Friday when dominating proceedings in Friday’s Nunthorpe Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) at York. Having run third in the Nunthorpe following last year’s King’s Stand Stakes success, the son of Tasleet (Showcasing)... Read More

On an historic day for Coolmore Stud, Content (3 f Galileo – Mecca’s Angel by Dark Angel) continued her progressive ways when registering a maiden Group 1 success in Thursday’s Yorkshire Oaks (Gr 1, 1m 4f) at York. Having been a Group 3 winner as a juvenile, where she beat the now Mick Price and... Read More

3 f The Autumn Sun – Via Africa by Var O: ​​Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd (Mgr: J M Messara) & Hermitage (Mgr: Ms S M Clarke) B: Newhaven Park T: Chris Waller S: 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Silverdale Farm P: Arrowfield Pastoral / Hermitage Thoroughbreds, $1,800,000 W: Schweppes Handicap, 1300m, August 17,... Read More

Rupert Legh and Colin McKenna, two of Victoria’s most prolific owners, have rallied behind fellow owner and Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) committee member John Kanga’s push for the board spill in protest against matters including controversy over the new Caulfield mounting yard and the possible sale of Sandown.   Kanga, who joined the MRC board just... Read More