A dual Gr.1 winner of 10 races and more than $1m and a grandson of breed shapers Sunday Silence and Storm Cat, Trust in a Gust retires to Swettenham Stud...
A dual Gr.1 winner of 10 races and more than $1m and a grandson of breed shapers Sunday Silence and Storm Cat, Trust in a Gust retires to Swettenham Stud...
The surf breaks of Sydney’s northern beaches are a world away from the farming country at Walcha, but Greg Bennett made the transition in his early teens and soon became...
New Zealand-bred and trained gelding Tavago sprang something of a surprise in scoring an easy win in the $2m 2016 Australian Derby-Gr.1 (2400m) at Randwick. The son of Tavistock (NZ)...
Only those with an in-form crystal ball could possibly have foreseen the 1936 Cups double of Northwind and Wotan, which provided the ultimate skinner for doubles bookmakers of the...
Caption: Choisir (Danehill Dancer (IRE)-Great Selection by Lunchtime (GB)) One of the main topics of conversation at Inglis Easter 2016 was about the second season sires. While vendors with yearlings...
The spring classics in the US and in Europe have provided some fascinating results. This column examines the pedigrees of the winners, many of great interest to breeders in Australasia...
Caption: Street Cry (IRE) (Machiavellian-Helen Street by Troy) One of the major tasks for stud managers is to attract the right mares and clients for young, first-season stallions. To fill...
Caption: Astern (Medaglia d’Oro (USA)-Essaouira by Exceed and Excel). September 10 2016 proved a red-letter day for Darley and Sheikh Mohammed’s Sadler’s Wells line sires Medaglia d’Oro (USA) and Teofilo...
By an outstanding young sire from the all-conquering Danehill male line and from a mare who has produced two elite level winners, Vinery Stud’s dual Gr.1 hero Press Statement looks...
Saintly, “the horse from heaven” storms down the outside to defeat Filante (rails), All Our Mob (yellow cap) and Juggler (obscured) in one of the closest, most dramatic finishes to...