The Asian Pattern Committee has immediately stripped Sydney spring staying feature The Metropolitan of its Group 1 status after planned changes to the conditions of the race were not implemented.
The Inglis Ready to Race Sale has attracted a record 321-Lot catalogue and a 33 per cent rise in the average yearling cost, with vendors betting on the emergence of another Tron Bolt to justify their increased investment.
A week after receiving financial certainty from TAB NZ, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has revealed that minimum prizemoney levels will be maintained with cuts made to Group and Listed races in 2026/27.
The new chair of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Paul Humphries and his fellow director Dean Lawrence have been appointed to the newly formed Establishment Committee.
Despite basking in the glorious return of Autumn Glow, it has been an anxious few weeks for Arrowfield principal John Messara, with Japanese star Maurice stuck in quarantine and Vandeek suffering a season-ending injury.
Tim Rowe gives his impressions from the Hunter Valley after the annual stallion parades. He chatted to Andy Makiv about American sires and the festival impact on the region, plus Tim reveals unusual musical and political influences on the parades and adds a Queensland flavour to round it off.
Shuttle stallion Vandeek, a half-brother to Gstaad, is recuperating from an untimely tendon problem that will prevent him from undertaking what would have been his second year at Arrowfield Stud.
Outgoing New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association chief executive Nick Johnson will take on the vacant Waikato Thoroughbred Racing leadership position from October 5.
New Zealand racing is on the verge of a major overhaul, with details of a proposed unified administration for thoroughbred and harness racing, as well as a new property trust, expected to be unveiled within the next two weeks, according to a leading industry media figure.
Owner and breeder Tony Santic is leasing his property near Geelong, which is named in honour of his three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, through Donovan & Co Property Specialists.
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