New Zealand reforms one step closer, so what happens now?
The legislative assisted reform of the New Zealand racing industry moved a step closer to fruition last week with the final submissions made to the Select Committee which will advise government. This poses the following questions: what’s been the process and what happens now? And what is the most critical element of the reform... Read More
Breeze Up Bloodstock makes mark on final day in Adelaide
Sons of Zoustar and Nicconi fetch $140,000 as Magic Millions sale comes to a close Chinese owner Gu Tao and his expatriate New Zealand trainer Quinton Cassidy yesterday added two colts and a filly to their burgeoning Breeze Up Bloodstock operation on the final day of the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale. The pair landed... Read More
Saudi Cup winner Jason Servis among 27 facing doping-related charges in US
Jason Servis, who saddled Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) to victory in the world’s richest race last month, is among 27 trainers, veterinarians, drug distributors and others connected to US racing who face charges as part of an alleged widespread doping scheme. An indictment released on Monday in the United States District Court specifically states... Read More
Squillani Park’s Kermadec colt tops day one with $270,000 bid
Momentum picks up at Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale after slow start Caulfield trainer Clinton McDonald continued his strong yearling sales season by landing the highest-priced lot on day one of the Magic Millions Adelaide auction, going to $270,000 for a colt by young Darley stallion Kermadec (Teofilo), in a session that got off to... Read More
Depth of South Australian sale has participants confident of a strong market
Magic Millions Adelaide auction to get underway with prominent buyers in attendance South Australian trainers are set to buck the downcast mood of the state’s thoroughbred sector by backing the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale as high-profile industry players also converge on the “city of churches” for the two-day auction, which gets underway this morning.... Read More
Barbaric wins tight Black Opal tussle to add to Snowdens’ Slipper hopes
$900,000 I Am Invincible colt likely to be given his chance in $3.5 million race Peter and Paul Snowden have strengthened their Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) hand after talented colt Barbaric (I Am Invincible) prevailed in a tight finish in yesterday’s $250,000 Black Opal Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) in Canberra. Barbaric, who had... Read More