Storm Boy’s book of 224 leads the way for first-season sires
Storm Boy has been given a huge opportunity to prove himself at stud with the largest book of any freshman stallion since 2018.
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Run The Numbers – Who is Australia’s greatest two-year-old sire?
The number of two-year-olds racing in Australia might be on the decline but the importance of elite juvenile racing remains as strong as ever. Run The Numbers looks at who the most influential stallions are in this aspect of Australian racing.
Rowe/O’Brien on Monday – Feeling fresh? Getting a read on first-season sires
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Bren O’Brien takes the reins and looks at how a run of festive season racetrack success sets up the latest crop of first-season sires well for key two-year-old features in January.
Yulong name removed from Zhang’s team of European racehorses
In a commercial shake-up, horses that previously raced for global superpower Yulong Investments in Britain, France and Ireland, will run under the name of Forz Europe.
What will be the five biggest breeding and bloodstock stories in 2026?
Senior journalist Tim Rowe examines what the hottest issues in the Australian bloodstock and breeding industry will be in the new year.
Run The Numbers – The world’s most successful sires of 2025
With the calendar year about to come to its conclusion, Run The Numbers looks at which sires are the global leaders for overall winners, with a former shuttle sire to Australia leading the way.
The Top Five Australian-bred stars of 2025
A look at the top five most impactful Australian-bred thoroughbreds of 2025.
Rowe On Monday – Unit a tribute to Merrick, American Pattern discord and farewell to Mahler
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, the bittersweet story of the success of emerging two-year-old Unit Five, why changes in the Pattern are not only causing confusion in Australia, and a tribute to a one-time Melbourne Cup placegetter who made a major mark in Ireland.
Munz and Messara lead push for independent control of Australia’s black-type races
Australia’s most influential breeders, led by Jonathan Munz and John Messara, have formed a new industry alliance to wrest control of the nation’s black-type race Pattern from Racing Australia, backing an independent committee they say is essential to restoring international credibility.
A Toronado turnaround: Swettenham star makes stunning recovery to return to breeding barn
Toronado made an unexpected return to the Swettenham roster this year after he made a rapid recovery from a severe hock injury that had principal Adam Sangster on tenterhooks.
Run The Numbers – Who is Australia’s greatest two-year-old sire?
The number of two-year-olds racing in Australia might be on the decline but the importance of elite juvenile racing remains as strong as ever. Run The Numbers looks at who the most influential stallions are in this aspect of Australian racing.
Rowe/O’Brien on Monday – Feeling fresh? Getting a read on first-season sires
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Bren O’Brien takes the reins and looks at how a run of festive season racetrack success sets up the latest crop of first-season sires well for key two-year-old features in January.
Yulong name removed from Zhang’s team of European racehorses
In a commercial shake-up, horses that previously raced for global superpower Yulong Investments in Britain, France and Ireland, will run under the name of Forz Europe.
What will be the five biggest breeding and bloodstock stories in 2026?
Senior journalist Tim Rowe examines what the hottest issues in the Australian bloodstock and breeding industry will be in the new year.
Run The Numbers – The world’s most successful sires of 2025
With the calendar year about to come to its conclusion, Run The Numbers looks at which sires are the global leaders for overall winners, with a former shuttle sire to Australia leading the way.
The Top Five Australian-bred stars of 2025
A look at the top five most impactful Australian-bred thoroughbreds of 2025.
Rowe On Monday – Unit a tribute to Merrick, American Pattern discord and farewell to Mahler
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, the bittersweet story of the success of emerging two-year-old Unit Five, why changes in the Pattern are not only causing confusion in Australia, and a tribute to a one-time Melbourne Cup placegetter who made a major mark in Ireland.
Munz and Messara lead push for independent control of Australia’s black-type races
Australia’s most influential breeders, led by Jonathan Munz and John Messara, have formed a new industry alliance to wrest control of the nation’s black-type race Pattern from Racing Australia, backing an independent committee they say is essential to restoring international credibility.
A Toronado turnaround: Swettenham star makes stunning recovery to return to breeding barn
Toronado made an unexpected return to the Swettenham roster this year after he made a rapid recovery from a severe hock injury that had principal Adam Sangster on tenterhooks.
