In this week’s Rowe On Monday, a prominent Singapore owner is enjoying the fruits of an Australasian foray, a Group 1 breakthrough for Windsor Park’s Circus Maximus and the Black Opal Stakes continues a purple patch for Vinery Stud’s All Too Hard.
Australia’s thoroughbred foal crop has dropped to just over 11,000 foals, less than half the size of its 1989 peak, as the industry’s contraction continues despite a slight improvement in live foal rates.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing says it is in the early stages of evaluating the fee structure for the export of horses to raise revenue and direct it towards the local industry.
With a stated ambition to gain a foothold in the Hunter Valley, it seems inevitable that at some point Australia’s biggest breeding operation will have a presence in the nation’s thoroughbred industry’s heartland. Bren O’Brien looks at the likely impacts of a Yulong arrival in NSW.
Lloyd Kennewell is hoping he can repeat the success of stakes-winning External Warrior after going to $220,000 to top Book 2 for another colt by Extreme Warrior on the final day of Inglis’ Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
The recent high-profile purchase of Super Seth and the Group 1 heroics of the progeny of Ghaiyyath, Too Darn Hot, Ole Kirk, Bivouac and Alabama Express this Australian racing season pose an interesting question. Run the Numbers attempts to determine which of these rising stars is the best emerging stallion.
The mysteriously named X Bloodstock, the entity of Malaysian trainer and trader Han Yong Cheng, was to the fore on the second day of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
In this week's Rowe On Monday, a one-two finish in the Festival Stakes bodes well for Home Affairs, a silver lining for Tal Nolen and the next chapter beckons for a New Zealand Group 1-winning colt.
Ross Ferris was “sick of horses not selling”, so the Two Bays Farm principal changed his approach by upgrading his broodmare band, a decision which resulted in a Melbourne Premier Sale session-topping Zoustar filly.
Winx’s Snitzel yearling colt has been withdrawn from Inglis Easter Yearling Sale after suffering a setback in his preparation with Coolmore.
