Cranbourne trainer Richard Laming was last night forced to scratch his two runners from today’s  Moonee Valley card and his stables placed in lockdown after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. All staff at Laming’s stable are now set to undergo testing today following what is believed to be the first known Covid positive... Read More

Olly Koolman, the part-owner of Group 1-winning mare Funstar (Adelaide), has warned that the Chris Waller-trained four-year-old is not at her peak for her seasonal return in the Show County Quality (Gr 3, 1200m) while her spring swansong remains up in the air. The Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) winner, who took out the Phar... Read More

Suggestion of quarantine hub could be implemented to end controversial policy A quarantine hub could be put in place to allow Victorian racehorses to cross the border into NSW which would bring to an end the ban which has been in place for more than six weeks, leaving some trainers crippled and stewards investigating a... Read More

Multiple Group 1 winner Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet Rock) died at Coolmore’s farm in Australia last night after giving birth to a foal by the brilliant US Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy). The winner of ten of her 11 starts in a career which saw her amass over $1.5 million in prize-money with victories in... Read More

3 f Pride Of Dubai – Bella Orfana by Star Witness O: Longwood Racing, Mt Hallowell Stud, Conquered By None Breeding & Racing, Mr T J Pender, Mr N R Reynolds, Miss S M Miller, Mrs P T Christian, Conquered by None Breeding & Racing 2 B: Saconi Thoroughbreds T: Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes... Read More

The high quality of New Zealand’s three-year-old crop last season is illustrated by the finalists for the Champion Three-Year-Old category at the NZ Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards. Eight horses, including five fillies, are finalists in the three-year-old division, which will provide the voting panel with plenty to mull over. Seven of the eight... Read More