The Straight News Desk

The career of one of Tasmania’s most popular racehorses will be honoured with the Tasmanian Stakes to be known as The Inevitable Stakes in 2025/26.

Zocketman backed up two barrier trial performances with an impressive first-start victory at Muswellbrook on Tuesday, providing young Widden stallion Zousain with his ninth juvenile winner this season.

Bloodstock agent Ed Sackville’s connection with prominent breeding operation Juddmonte, the home of champion stallion Frankel, has been strengthened.

Ciaron Maher has trained his 300th winner for the season, the fourth time in succession the premier stable has reached the milestone.

Racing Queensland has re-iterated its encouragement for owners to vaccinate their horses against the Hendra virus after Queensland recorded its first equine case in three years.

Trainer Stephen Jones will be forced to restart his three-and-a-half-year disqualification over raceday treatment charges after Racing NSW found he attended the Magic Millions National Sales in June, a breach of the conditions of his disqualification.

Coolmore-owned Group-winning three-year-old colt Public Attention is headed to Hong Kong after being sold privately.