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Straight Shorts - Friday May 16 - Tavi Time terrific in Scone Cup, Too Darn Lizzie added to Yulong team, key broodmare purchase for Widden, Preakness latest
In today's Straight Shorts, Tavi Time wins Listed Scone Cup, Too Darn Lizzie to race in Yulong silks for Ciaron Maher stable, Cashbook takes out Inglis 2YO Challenge and James Cummings is starting to make preparations for a return to public training.
Highs and lows - how an SA breeder kept the faith in Benedetta
As Benedetta tries to win another Group 1 race in the Doomben 10,000, Brenton Parker recalls the fortuitous moment when the mare he bred and sold as a yearling came back into his life.
'It's a game where you learn all the time' - Ex-concreter Russo on the importance of solid foundations
The recent Adelaide carnival may have provided bloodstock agent Lenny Russo with some great results, but the one-time concreter is glad to see a more formal professional development pathway for the next generation.
Queensland government unveils terms, appointments for racing industry review
The Queensland government has released details of a review into racing in the state, including its terms of reference and steering committee appointments.
$4.2 million Bella and $3.8 million Jewel highlight record Chairman's Sale
The Everest winner Bella Nipotina has sold for $4.2 million and Group 1 star Amelia’s Jewel for $3.8 million as records tumbled at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Pardi time as ‘sophisticated investors’ pounce on top-priced foal
Records continued to tumble on the closing day of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale with a Too Darn Hot colt selling for $775,000.
Crabtree stays the distance with filly, paying a record Australian Weanling Sale price
Robert Crabtree may have completed the sale of his Dorrington Farm but giving up a filly he bred before being sold in unison with Noorilim Park wasn’t an option at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale.