There may be little to be gained from raining on the mooted Victoria Derby parades of recent Flemington winners Alcyone (Teofilo) and Cherry Tortoni (Night Of Thunder). In fact a multi-egg omelette on face is the more likely outcome as nobody will remember this cautionary tale if it proves accurate – it will only be... Read More

Coolmore and Darley big guns on way ahead of second shipment next week Planes carrying the first wave of shuttle stallions, including champion sires Exceed And Excel (Danehill) and Fastnet Rock (Danehill), were expected to touch down in Australia early this morning, much to the relief of breeding industry stakeholders, and more are on their... Read More

Air Force Blue – Former Coolmore shuttler Air Force Blue (War Front) sired his third first-crop winner when Giorgio Vasari (2 c ex Dream The Blues by Oasis Dream) got off the mark at the third attempt with a narrow victory in a maiden over six and a half furlongs at Limerick on Friday. Bred... Read More

Joe Lau reigns as Macau’s Derby king after Sacred Magnate (Foxwedge) produced a brilliant finish under Stephane Ladjadj to win the 29th running of the Macau Derby (Listed, 1800m) at the Taipa racetrack on Sunday. Given a lovely ride by Frenchman Ladjadj, Sacred Magnate powered home once into space to nab race favorite Star Of... Read More

Owner-breeder enjoying on-track success with scaled-back thoroughbred interests Saturday’s Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1350m) winner Solar Star (Zoustar) will go through the Magic Millions sales ring for the second time in as many years despite her trainer Tony Gollan believing the mare has more to give on the track. Well-known owner-breeder John Baxter, who bought... Read More

Twilight Payment (Teofilo) successfully defended his title in yesterday’s Curragh Cup (Gr 2, 1m 6f) as he kept up his good recent run of form with a runaway win which could potentially serve as a warm up for a return trip to Australia and a second tilt at the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m). The... Read More