Oakleigh Plate winner Marabi to be offered at MM Virtual Sale
Prominent breeder Greg Perry will offer his Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) winner Marabi (I Am Invincible) at next week’s Magic Millions Virtual Sale, her addition a major boost for the inaugural auction. The star sprinter, who was trained by Ciaron Maher to win the 2022 feature Group 1 Caulfield sprint and two other stakes... Read More
Aaron Morrison appointed Racing Victoria’s new CEO
Former chief operating officer and chief financial officer confirmed as successor to Andrew Jones Breeders, trainers and owners have welcomed the appointment of Aaron Morrison as Racing Victoria (RV) CEO, endorsing the choice of the long-term RV executive and expressing hope for a new era of greater collaboration between the body and stakeholders. Morrison, RV’s... Read More
St Mark’s Basilica filly tops Arqana as Coolmore strike winning bid at €1.7 million
What a difference a day makes. Trade on day two had been rather more subdued than is often anticipated at the Arqana August Sale, but it took just 90 minutes for three seven-figure lots to pass through the Deauville ring on Sunday evening. Comfortably the most expensive of the trio was the St Mark’s Basilica... Read More
Setting the bar
First run in 1991, the Northland Breeders’ Stakes has delivered a number of top-class performers. The most notable, of course, is 1998 winner Sunline (Desert Sun), a champion in every sense of the word. In Sunline’s case, her win was at two as the race then was for two-year-olds, staged late in the season. It... Read More
Son of Kobayashi ready to stand up and be counted
Our Kobison out to put himself in reckoning for The Everest Our Kobison will face his biggest challenge to date at Randwick on Saturday, a race that could be a dress rehearsal for The Everest (1200m), and the rising star could also put his sire Kobayashi (I Am Invincible) into the mainstream spotlight. The Angela... Read More
Tulloch Lodge runners dominate Randwick trials
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott sent out a number of their stars at Monday’s Randwick trials, including Storm Boy (Justify) who landed an 850-metre heat in strong style. Ridden by Adam Hyeronimus, the Justify (Scat Daddy) colt came home well to beat Caballus (I Am Invincible) by 1.3 lengths to claim his second trial in... Read More