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
Dittman’s double day of Group glory at Doomben
Wins on Another Dollar and Sure Knee for Waller a career high for The Enforcer’s son as the jockey-trainer partnership flourishes It had been four years since rider Luke Dittman had scored the only Group win of his career, but yesterday he trebled his haul in one afternoon by taking both the Premiers Cup (Gr... Read More
Mares aim for Group win before Magic Millions
Delectation Girl, Krone, Strome and Mewstone Rock can add one final feature to their record before they go through the Gold Coast sales ring next month Today’s Sapphire Stakes (Gr 3, 1630m) at Doomben shapes as the last opportunity for a number of mares to add a Group win to their record before they are... Read More
Harsh reality hits breeze-up market as Night Of Thunder colt stars
Temperatures were being taken upon entrance at the combined Tattersalls Craven and Tattersalls Ascot Breeze-Up Sales on Thursday, but after there were decidedly mixed fortunes in the ring it was the health of the market that provided the greatest cause for concern, with one leading vendor branding trade “a disaster.” By the close of trade,... Read More
South Australian industry makes bold play to lure trainers to the state
International and interstate stables on radar as relocation packages on offer The governing body of racing in South Australia has launched a campaign targeting international and interstate trainers to incentivise them to move their stables to the state in a bid to ramp up the horse and participant population. Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (TRSA) this... Read More