Munz weighs into Eddy’s chair appointment – again
Outspoken Racing Victoria (RV) critic Jonathan Munz, the chair of Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association (TROA), has doubled down on his dissatisfaction that the state’s peak racing body has appointed Tim Eddy as its new chair. Tim Rourke and Mark Player were recently appointed to the RV board with Eddy stepping up as chair to replace... Read More
Solutions-based Seymour keen to make a data-driven difference
Equate seminar to host an array of speakers from within and outside thoroughbred industry Data is the future of the thoroughbred industry, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be room for intuition in assessing the merits of horses and races. In fact, that immeasurable that has been used by some of racing and breeding’s greatest... Read More
Pierre Ng reclaims Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead
Pierre Ng landed a potentially decisive blow in the battle for the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble highlighted by a pair of Group 3 victories at Sha Tin on Sunday to edge to a vital two-win lead over Francis Lui. In only his second season of training, Ng boosted his tally to... Read More
‘Future star’ Galaxy Patch rolls to Premier Plate triumph
Galaxy Patch’s (Wandjina) electrifying turn of foot was once again on full display at Sha Tin on Sunday when he strode to a powerful victory in the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) for trainer Pierre Ng. Handled by a cool Vincent Ho – who praised his mount post-race – Galaxy Patch went from near-last... Read More
Wollombi repays new connections with Gai Waterhouse Classic victory
Wollombi (Extreme Choice) delivered her new owners an immediate return on their recent investment when she landed Saturday’s $160,000 Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) at Ipswich. The daughter of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) was bought from the Newgate Consignment by the Panthalassa Syndicate for $500,000 at last month’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sale and... Read More
Melbourne Cup bid put on ice for Isle Of Jura
George Scott reveals King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes will now be plan for Hardwicke Stakes hero Trainer George Scott revealed a crack at November’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) has been shelved for Isle Of Jura (New Approach) after the progressive four-year-old landed Saturday’s Hardwicke Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 4f) in impressive fashion. The... Read More