Private Eye
Making racehorses is all about the mother, a lot of people say. It’s just that sometimes you’ve got to look through the dam to see the quality. Or perhaps straight over her, as you could in this case. Private Eye took another major step in what’s becoming a very promising career by winning Saturday’s Queensland... Read More
Spendthrift’s Dirty Work to make Group 1 bid before retiring to stand on roster
Spendthrift Australia will welcome exciting new recruit Dirty Work (Written Tycoon) to their roster in 2021, but not before he has a crack at adding a Group 1 victory to his CV by way of The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on May 15. The Australian arm of the B. Wayne Hughes-founded American-based operation will stand... Read More
‘The people who are professional about their work are getting rewarded more frequently’
Demand from pinhookers set to feed one-day Inglis Australian Weanling Sale The incredible demand for racing stock is expected to flow through to the breeding stock sales, starting at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in Sydney today, as the buoyant market lures new investors and old players back to the fold. Despite the wet weather... Read More
‘I feel we’re on the verge of a new dawn for our sport’
In a four-part series in conjunction with the Racing Post, we look at how the racing world has coped with the prevailing impacts of the Covid-19. In today’s edition, Racing Post bloodstock editor Andrew Scutts delves into how the US racing roadshow has stayed the trip despite the pandemic. It was a very good Good... Read More
Lack of transparency in Callan u-turn calls into question HKJC’s disciplinary process
Neil Callan received an outpouring of support and congratulations on social media after his successful appeal last week against a hefty three-month suspension that would have left him iced on the sidelines until the end of the Hong Kong season on July 14. The Irishman walked out of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) Happy... Read More
Unwala’s Avesta Bloodstock making quiet investment as portfolio quickly soars
Darley Flying Start graduate creates big impression with broodmare-focused trading partnership Avesta Bloodstock is a name the Australian thoroughbred industry is about to hear a lot more about, but the man behind the business has not suddenly appeared on the scene and he has been quietly acquiring a significant bloodstock portfolio heavily leveraged towards broodmares.... Read More