Corey Smith, the racing manager for Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, won’t be submitting an application to join the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia (FBAA) any time soon. But he did take great delight in playing his role – along with Griffiths, de Kock and FBAA member Peter Ford – in buying... Read More

Good Sort (AUS) 2 f Tassort – Canossa by Haradasun O: Grand Parkview Stud (Mgr: Ms LC Timms) B: Grand Park View Stud T: Chris Waller W: Hitotsu At Arrowfield Mdn Hcp, 1250m, June 19, Canterbury Grand Parkview Stud homebred Good Sort showed significant improvement and overcame a wide run to score on her second... Read More

Kyprios comes out on top in titanic tussle for Ascot showpiece Kyprios (Galileo) became just the third horse in the 217-year history of the Ascot Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) to regain his title in Royal Ascot’s showpiece event after getting the better of Trawlerman (Golden Horn) in a memorable straight-long duel on Thursday.... Read More

The New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale might be down on numbers, but Kane Jones insists the quality on offer at today’s auction is at least as good, if not better than has ever been seen at Karaka previously. Foals by a growing list of commercial New Zealand stallions – the proven Savabeel (Zabeel) and... Read More

Enigmatic Auguste Rodin hands Aidan O’Brien landmark top-flight victory in Prince Of Wales’s Stakes By  Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore showcased their brilliance on the biggest stage of them all once again when Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact) produced a gutsy performance to land Wednesday’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 2f) at Royal Ascot,... Read More

Mid Summer Music (Oamaru Force), the little mare that could, seems like she was put on this planet to just keep defying expectations and first impressions. She was up against it from the off, with her dam Samsara Lady (Nassipour) dying as she foaled her, in 2005. The chestnut filly had to be hand-raised, her... Read More