Commercial decision leads to decision to sell dual Group 1 winner  The decision by Gooree to sell Tropical Squall (Prized Icon), a two-time Group 1-winning filly last season, was a commercial one made to financially support the slimmed-down version of the internationally owned racing and breeding operation associated with some of Australia’s turf greats. The... Read More

Taupo meeting also sees dominant return of exciting filly Alabama Lass A winning Taupo spring pipe-opener by Savaglee is a far cry from an important Group 1 victory for the son of champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) needs to gain legitimacy as a future The Oaks Stud stallion prospect, but his performance has put him on... Read More

Stakes-winning mare Mirra View (More Than Ready) topped the Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale when selling to Walnut Farm for $600,000 on Wednesday. Offered by Paringa Stud on behalf of owners Bennelong Bloodstock, Mirra View will be moved to the Victorian farm immediately before a decision is made on which stallion she will visit... Read More

Here’s an idea for a new pop-up race, certain to captivate all the punters who wonder where so many of these names come from. And we mean so many. You take all the horses called Gee Gee something, all the Mishanis, all the Oakfields and all the Ausbreds, and they go in a series of... Read More

Coolmore’s imperious three-year-old City Of Troy (3 c Justify – Together Forever by Galileo) cemented his place among horseracing’s recent greats when dominating proceedings in Wednesday’s International Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2.5f) at York to be lauded as “the most special horse we have ever had” by his trainer Aidan O’Brien. Having bombed out when... Read More

On Episode 17 of the Business of Bloodstock Podcast, Justin Darcy and Tayla Dyke speak with Racheal Finlayson of Vinery Stud, winner of the 2024 Thoroughbred Stud Cutting Challenge. A horse lover and star polocrosse player, Racheal’s chats about her career at Vinery and about the importance of marketing within the industry. Read More