Tim Rowe

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing will need to appoint a new chief executive after the confirmation that Bruce Sharrock will leave the organisation at the end of the year.

With Singapore racing’s swansong this Saturday, Tim Rowe explores what’s next for racing in South East Asia and how the thoroughbred industry in Malaysia is best-placed to take up the mantle left by the demise of Kranji.

Spring plans for Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel were cruelly shelved due to a tendon injury, but syndicator Wylie Dalziel was able to smile on Tuesday after the four-year-old mare sold for a seven-figure sum on Inglis Digital.

In his weekly bloodstock column, Tim Rowe chats to Widden’s Antony Thompson about the stud future of Southport Tycoon, American owners Mt Brilliant Farm on trans-Pacific ambitions and discusses a new addition to a star family and Snitzel’s pursuit of Redoute’s Choice.

Kiwi punters can access the TAB Racing Club after being launched by Entain’s New Zealand wagering arm.

Anode is just one of four colts in the Golden Rose who is not already affiliated with a stallion farm. A win in the premier Sydney spring Group 1 race for three-year-olds would see his value skyrocket for breeder Evergreen Stud Farm.

The selling of yearlings on the Gold Coast on the Saturday night following the Magic Millions race day will not take place in 2025, with the company deciding to condense the main book of the sale into four days next year.