Tom Marquand making his mark in Australia
When 21-year-old British jockey Tom Marquand arrived in Australia at the beginning of the year, little did he know he would become a Group 1-winning rider just three months later. And he certainly wasn’t expecting the elite level win to come with an English-trained horse. Seven days ago, ‘Aussie Tom’ partnered the William Haggas-trained Addeybb... Read More
Stud farms rally together after Arrowfield Stud’s Easter defection
Some agents and buyers are attempting to take advantage of a potential divide among Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale vendors after Arrowfield Stud on Thursday broke away from the online auction, but prominent breeders say they remain committed to supporting the company. Inglis was forced to move its Easter sale, a 514-lot catalogue comprising some... Read More
Purton tops the charts with a Happy Valley double
It’s taken 52 race meetings but a Zac Purton double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night meant the champion jockey poked his nose into the lead in the title race for the first time since late September. The Australian ace arrived at the city-side venue one win behind his great rival Joao Moreira. At Sha... Read More
Queensland winter carnival scrapped
The Queensland winter racing carnival has been scrapped as the state moves to racing in five separate regions. The winter carnivals in all three codes, thoroughbreds, harness and greyhounds, have been abandoned for the first time in a century and they will be replaced by standard metropolitan race programming with selected feature races. “Given the... Read More
Arrowfield Stud pulls out on digital Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Arrowfield Stud has made the stunning decision to withdraw its entire draft from the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and instead will sell their stellar crop of horses by private treaty in response to the auction being forced to go solely online. The dramatic turn of events yesterday, just 24 hours after Inglis told vendors... Read More
Damaged (AUS)
2 c Exceed And Excel – Shatters by Lonhro O: Godolphin B: Godolphin T: James Cummings W: 2YO Maiden Plate, 1100m, March 25, Warwick Farm With his win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, Damaged (Exceed And Excel) joined an illustrious group that includes Redzel (Snitzel), Winx (Street Cry), Foxwedge (Fastnet Rock), Plagiarize (Stravinsky), Eremein (Timber... Read More