Eddy appointed chair of Racing Victoria
After months with an acting Chair, Tim Eddy was officially announced as the new Racing Victoria (RV) chair and has vowed to ‘unite’ and ‘actively engage’ racing stakeholders. Victorian racing minister Anthony Carbines confirmed on Friday the appointment of Tim Eddy as chair of the RV board with Sharon McCrohan elected as his deputy. Both... Read More
Soprano wins Sandringham Stakes, Australian-bound Kitty Rose fifth
Soprano hits the right notes in the Sandringham Stakes The George Boughey-trained and Billy Loughnane-ridden Soprano, a daughter of Coolmore’s reverse shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir), put a string of luckless runs behind her to produce a dominant display to win an ultra competitive renewal of the Sandringham Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot on Friday. The Highclere... Read More
Fairy Godmother produces magical performance in the Albany
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Fairy Godmother (2 f ex Night Of Thunder – Scintilating by Siyouni) produced one of the performances of the week so far, coming well off the pace to land the Albany Stakes (Gr 3, 6f) at Royal Ascot, under typically masterful ride by Ryan Moore. The daughter of Night Of Thunder (Dubawi)... Read More
‘He’s a machine’
Sprinter-turned-miler Inisherin blasts away rivals in Commonwealth Cup rout Inisherin (Shamardal) confirmed himself as the dominant three-year-old sprinter in Britain and Ireland when he produced a devastating performance to land Friday’s Commonwealth Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. Providing sire Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) with a 28th individual Group 1 scorer, Inisherin’s path to victory... Read More
Gollan hoping Typhoon Taavi can deliver the goods for new connections
Tony Gollan holds a packed five-card hand for one of the last deals at the prospective broodmare table – the Gai Waterhouse Classic (Listed, 1200m) – and admits he’s finding it hard to pick one who’ll emerge with some precious late season black-type. As of last night Gollan had five of the 16-horse field for... Read More
Harding snaps up sale-topping daughter of Satono Aladdin
Well-known New Zealand owner Gary Harding’s investment in the Australasian foal market continued at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale on Thursday with the acquisition of a NZ$170,000 daughter of Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact). Coming just a week after Harding outlaid $525,000 for a weanling filly by Frankel (Galileo) at the Inglis Great Southern Sale... Read More