Racing NSW puts foot down on eve of Inglis sales inspections

Victorians banned from Riverside Stables auctions as Queensland border set to reopen Victorian buyers and vendors have been locked out of next week’s Inglis sales series in Sydney, forcing the already rescheduled Great Southern to be pushed back to August, while the southern state’s stakeholders face 14 days of isolation before being allowed to attend... Read More

Severino predicts Chinese to continue huge thoroughbred investment

Yulong trainer in hotel quarantine after initially riding out pandemic in Covid-19 epicentre The world may be in a state of ongoing uncertainty and non-essential product and service sectors could bear the brunt of the economic downturn, but an expatriate is confident that demand for bloodstock from the key market of China will continue to... Read More

Five for Belardo

New winners Belardo – Haunui Farm shuttler Belardo (Lope De Vega) sired his fifth first-crop winner on Tuesday as Elysium (2 f ex Sonning Rose by Hawk Wing) took out the Irish EBF Auction Fillies Maiden (5.5f) at Navan. Purchased by her trainer for €15,000 at the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale, Elysium is one of... Read More

Allendorf eye’s a Derby start For Beauty Wink

Geoff Allendorf has an anxious wait to see if his talented galloper Beauty Wink (Medaglia d’Oro) gains a berth in next month’s Macau Derby (Listed, 1800m) to be run on July 19, following his impressive win in Sunday’s Class 3 (1500m). Fired out of the gates by Brazilian Fausto Henrique, Beauty Wink took command of... Read More

Bloodstock agent Moore preparing for the future

Son of champion Hong Kong trainer looking ahead with business model set for change in coming months The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Round 2, to be held in conjunction with the Inglis Scone Yearling Sale at Riverside Stables on Sunday, will be the latest unusual quirk in a sales season that has been upended,... Read More

Yiu feels the heat as Lui closes in trainers’ premiership battle

The heat is on in the race to be champion trainer with front-runner Ricky Yiu feeling the burn at his back after closest rival Francis Lui maintained his excellent form with a double at Sha Tin yesterday. Yiu had to sit and suffer on Wednesday night when a Lui four-timer lifted the unassuming chaser to... Read More