As New Zealand edges closer to securing a fresh influx of international capital, industry leaders believe favourable economic conditions are helping attract a new wave of global thoroughbred investors.
The Magic Millions National sales series has turned over $97 million across five days of selling, with the yearling allotment contributing more than $12 million to the overall aggregate on the Gold Coast.
In the space of seven years, the number of broodmares and race fillies offered annually at live auctions in Australia has slumped by close to 70 per cent. The switch to digital sales has changed the landscape for selling breeding stock. Run The Numbers digs into the details.
A colt by international sire Lope De Vega and fillies by Extreme Choice and I Am Invincible have helped Magic Millions National Yearling Sale trade surge $1.5 million compared to the opening day of last year.
In this week's Rowe On Monday, a high-powered syndicate will have some thinking to do if Berzelius continues on his winning way in the JJ Atkins, double delight for All Too Hard at Sha Tin, and a Lindsay Park "win" over the McEvoy stable.
An “uneven playing field” which sees syndicators subject to greater compliance than trainers when it comes to the promotion or sale of racehorses is likely to continue, as Australia’s lead corporate regulator reviews the laws around managed investments.
Graeme Hinton's four-month stint as Racing NSW's acting chief executive presents an early opportunity to mend strained relations with breeders by engaging directly with the Hunter Valley's influential thoroughbred industry, writes Tim Rowe.
More than $66 million was turned over at the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast as breeders focussed on elite mares and matings ahead of the 2026 breeding season.
Legarto’s $2.8 million sale to Yulong capped a solid Magic Millions race fillies and mares session, with the Kiwi Group 1 star set to spearhead the growing broodmare band at newly acquired Hunter Valley property Segenhoe Stud.
Basil Nolan will be succeeded by Antony Thompson as president of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia after the long-serving chair decided to end his tenure at the body’s annual general meeting this week.
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