Bren O'Brien
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New Zealand moves Oaks to try and preserve Group 1 status and downgrades Thorndon Mile
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has shaken up its autumn schedule, moving two Group 1 races in order to help sustain their international status, while downgrading another to Group 2.
Run The Numbers - Brightside part of an elite quartet
Only a select number of horses have won Group 1 races in five consecutive Australian racing seasons. Mr Brightside became the fourth in the past 35 years with his victory at Flemington on Saturday.
Drop the Pilot: Rising star’s prize money frozen over jailed owner query
Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ founder Amer Abdulaziz may currently be serving 15 months in an American jail, but that didn’t stop a horse under his ownership grabbing a chunk of prize money at Flemington last Saturday.
Fairway secures Lady Shenandoah for The Everest
Triple Group 1 winner Lady Shenandoah is the latest horse to be locked in for The Everest, with John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds utilising its slot to secure the four-year-old.
Al Riffa dominates Irish St Leger, while Asfoora fails to fire in Flying Five
Al Riffa has established himself as top seed for the 2025 Melbourne Cup, with the recent Australian Bloodstock purchase now a $7 chance to give trainer Joseph O’Brien his third win in the famous Flemington race after an impressive victory in the Irish St Leger.
The race for Australia’s own Triple Crown
The Triple Crown has been at the centrepiece of American racing for over a century but has been elevated even further in prominence thanks to the recent Netflix series. Could Australia follow suit with its own version, over sprint distances in the Sydney spring?
EOIs open for possible Racing NSW board vacancies
The NSW government has opened expressions of interest for two possible vacancies on the Racing NSW board.