Blessed Truly (Souper Speedy), a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Ms Bad Behavior (Blame), dam of this year’s dominant Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Switzerland (Snitzel), is an exciting wild card added to next month’s Tattersalls December Mares Sale.  Adding to the mare’s huge appeal is the fact she will go through the... Read More

2 f Lucky Vega  – Contract Signed by Dundeel O: Darby Racing, Mr A J Barsby, Ms S G Davis, Mr J Lucas, Mr D McWilliams, Mr M Newman, Mr G M Olsson, Mr W E Payne, Mr B Sumner, Mr R G Tait, Mr R C Walker, Mr M G Wilson, Darby Racing –... Read More

Cambridge-based trainer sends talented pair Love Poem and Sexy And I Moet to Riccarton feature Stephen Marsh is confident he has a pair of live chances heading into the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) as he bids to tick another Classic off his list of achievements at Riccarton on Saturday. Promising fillies Love... Read More

A return to the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) is back on Vauban’s (Galiway) agenda after the Willie Mullins-trained stayer was purchased by Australian Bloodstock in partnership with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott for around A$2 million (£1.02 million). Vauban will now stay in Australia to be trained by Waterhouse and Bott, with early expectations... Read More

Tested by the travails of a challenging season, Jamie Richards combined with Zac Purton to end a frustrating run of outs at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a rare piece of good fortune before the last three races of the meeting were abandoned because of weather-related safety considerations. Richards ended a 47-race run of... Read More

South Australia’s Andrew Nitschke wishes he had a dollar for every time someone asked if he was a Nitschke of Nitschke Stakes fame. He’s not. He’s no relation to that famed SA turf family, and it’s a bit like asking the same question of Pete Melbourne. Or Gary Cup. But at his farm near Millicent... Read More