The market has shown remarkable resilience with a deep buying bench demonstrating the demand for new horses with three million dollar lots and 23 lots exceeding $500,000 to usurp the year-on-year day one figure of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Yesterday’s season-opening session was highlighted by a late flurry of action, with Coolmore... Read More

The 2020 Asian Racing Conference will be held next month in Cape Town. Like you, I’m not sure when South Africa became a part of Asia but that’s beside the point. This comes as no shock in a world where, these days, nobody agrees as to whether there are five, six or seven continents.  It... Read More

Chinese mainland-based Mr An’s Golden East Horse syndicate, owner of prominent Magic Millions 2YO Classic  (RL, 1200m) contender Wisdom Of Water (Headwater), has rejected a significant six-figure sum for the exciting colt on the eve of the $2 million juvenile feature.  The Trent and Toby Edmonds-trained two-year-old, who suffered a shock defeat at Eagle Farm... Read More

Bloodstock agents say they have plenty of horses on their shortlists ahead of today’s first session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, but the proliferation of lots by first season sires makes predicting the market harder than normal. There are yearlings by 29 new stallions represented at the 2020 auction, up from 19... Read More

Co-trainers Toby and Trent Edmonds yesterday dominated the two-year-old racing at the Gold Coast, winning both divisions of the “last chance” qualifier for Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m).  The father and son training combination left the track with a guaranteed 2YO Classic runner – should they take up the option –... Read More

2 f Vancouver – Angel Bee by Pins O: Mr A Konstantatos, Mrs A Konstantatos, Mr R W Holland, Ms P A Bourke, Mrs M M Maloney, Mr G Bacon, Mrs J M Bacon, Mr L Caminiti, Mr AG Harvey, Mr M Christopher, Ms K Waterhouse, Mr D W Lilley, Mrs S Lilley T: Gai... Read More