Yearling market on the rise, will stallion fees follow suit?
‘You have got to make sure everyone remains in the industry, not just the few that can survive the humps and the hollows’ The Australian yearling market is like a runaway train, record after record with no end in sight. So what effect will the remarkable surge in demand have on the 2021 stallion service... Read More
O’President
You take a Group 1-winning mare, out of a Blue Hen of a mother, and put her with a sire renowned in two hemispheres for leaving top-notch offspring. Et voilà – you make a Golden Slipper contender, this one known as O’President. Pretty straightforward, really. If breeding is this easy, why isn’t everyone doing it?... Read More
Zac Purton dominates Happy Valley with superb five-timer
The deficit remains confronting, but Zac Purton breathed life into flickering hopes of a successful jockeys’ championship defence with a stunning quintet at Happy Valley yesterday evening to capitalise on Joao Moreira’s suspension. Posting his first five-timer for the 2020/21 season, Purton cut Moreira’s margin to 25 after triumphing on Wood On Fire (Per Incanto),... Read More
Llanacord to Oaks after brave Lowland win
The Stephen Nickalls-trained Llanacord (Contributer) landed the Little Avondale Stud Lowland Stakes (Gr 2, 2100m) at Hastings yesterday to provide the Mapperley Stud-based stallion Contributer with a first stakes success. A dominant eight-length winner in maiden grade over 2040 metres at Whanganui last month, she narrowly withstood the late challenge of runner-up Charms Star (Per... Read More
New Zealand fishing family haul in another big one
Aegon’s owners prepare for another hectic Saturday across the Tasman Sporting a distinct set of racing silks that represent the Italian flag, Aegon (Sacred Falls) flashed home to win the Hobartville Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) last start, announcing to the world that we will be seeing a bit more of the green, white and red... Read More
Melbourne Cup Tour open for applications
Applications to become a host venue for the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour are open, with the opportunity for a rural or regional Cup Tour community to win $50,000 through the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour National Sweep initiative. Now in its 19th year in operation, the Tour has travelled to more than 530 destinations across... Read More