Tim Rowe

Last year’s record NZB Ready To Run Sale may seem a hard act to follow but managing director Andrew Seabrook says the quality on offer in this year’s sale, which starts on Wednesday, is arguably better, especially at the top end.

Castelvecchio’s 2024 breeding season is over but the Arrowfield resident is expected to make full recovery after life-saving bowel surgery.

This week’s column from Tim Rowe looks into how Antino went from impulse buy to Group 1 winner, reflects on another Group 1 success for Written Tycoon, rumours of a monster offer for Savaglee and the breeding back story of Ka Ying Rising.

Respected Australian racing administrator James Ross is happy to be back in Hong Kong where he is focused on the Jockey Club’s existing ownership base as well as canvassing new international investment into Asia.

Gobi Desert’s Max Lees win was a timely result for Inglis with the well-bred 2024 Classic sales-topper’s victory coming a day before the auction house released an 805-lot catalogue for next year’s edition.

Mathew de Kock is heading back to his native South Africa, where the country’s thoroughbred industry is in much better shape than when he left four years ago.

Lindsay Park’s sprinting three-year-old stakes-winning filly Bold Bastille will be offered for sale via Inglis Digital next week.