The Inglis Chairman’s Sale has received further high-profile entrants to bolster its select catalogue with Group 1 winner El Dorado Dreaming (Ilovethiscity) among a number of notable additions announced yesterday. Group winners Sweet Deal (Casino Prince) and Savanna Amour (Love Conquers All), blue-blooded stakes winner Meuse (Snitzel), as well as Scarletini (Bernardini), the dam of... Read More

A new era will soon begin for the Hayes family racing dynasty with Tom Dabernig set to go it alone after 25 years of service with the Lindsay Park Racing team. At the end of the racing season Ben Hayes will take on the head trainer role from Dabernig and be joined by his younger... Read More

George Hope is 97. Alan Simpson is 91. They live independently but nearby in Melbourne’s south-east and both had many a story to tell when I was privileged to catch up with them for a chat last month. We were joined by Ron Hutchinson, 93, who admirably (and happily) spent most of the afternoon deferring... Read More

Bivouac to be joined by Europeans Pinatubo, Ghaiyyath and Earthlight Down Under in 2021 World-class sprinter Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) remains a chance to travel to Royal Ascot in June in a bid to enhance his record before joining the Darley stallion roster later this year as one of four first season stallions the southern... Read More

Metrics on day one of the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale have jumped dramatically year-on-year, providing the biggest example of the staggering increase in market confidence 12 months on from the first Australian thoroughbred auction significantly impacted as the shock of the pandemic started to hit. As buyers continue to soak up the... Read More

Luis Corrales was the star of Sunday’s racing after a sparkling treble moved him on to 31 winners for the season and a three-win lead over rival Eric Cheung in the jockeys’ premiership race. Corrales, who is aiming for his sixth Macau jockeys’ title, has been under siege in recent weeks by Cheung who has... Read More