St Jean’s tragic end – Half Yours’ sire dies after paddock accident
The sire of fairytale Melbourne Cup winner Half Yours has died in tragic circumstances, devastating St Jean’s Victorian studmaster Grant Dwyer.
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The Economics of standing a stallion – why Irish Champion Stakes winner didn’t make European cut
Talented William Haggas-trained Economics, a winner of the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, will stand at stud in India rather than in Europe. Australasian studmasters have to make similar commercial calls on potential stallions in a bid to make the numbers stack up.
Run The Numbers – Railway delivers again for WA-based sires
For the third time in four years, the winner of Western Australia’s Railway Stakes was by a sire from within the state. But as Run the Numbers finds out, Group 1-producing stallions are a relative rarity in WA with only three elite races each year.
Rowe On Monday – Anthony Cummings moves on as bloodstock role takes shape, Hellbent’s Hong Kong momentum and a winner for Kia Ora’s Captivant
In this week's Rowe On Monday, Anthony Cummings on life after training, the Hong Kong ascent of Hellbent and a breakthrough for first-season sire Captivant.
An Awesome opportunity – Railway Stakes day a potential game changer for WA stallion
The stocks of Awesome Rock, a handsome son of Fastnet Rock who stands at stud for his breeders Alan and Sue Olive in Western Australia, will be on the rise if some Railway Stakes day results can go his way at Ascot.
Dye still has Hong Kong desire as eye for a good horse sees him branch out into bloodstock trade
Shane Dye is more at home on top of a horse or betting on them, but the former leading jockey is also using his knowledge to advise a Hong Kong-based bloodstock trading syndicate.
‘He just knew the sales ground better than anyone’ – Turf and sales giant John Jeffs remembered
Tributes have flowed after the death of popular Australasian thoroughbred industry figure John Jeffs who died on Tuesday surrounded by family.
Run The Numbers – Hot breeze – Two-year-old auction market continues surge
The volume of two-year-olds sold through the three Australasian breeze-up sales has reached its highest annual level since before the pandemic, as overall investment soared to record levels in 2025. Run The Numbers breaks down all the key statistics.
‘Increased quality across the board’ – vendors back New Zealand’s 100th National Yearling Sale
The cream of New Zealand’s yearling crop has been revealed for a landmark Karaka 2026, with a total of 1009 yearlings catalogued and now online.
The Economics of standing a stallion – why Irish Champion Stakes winner didn’t make European cut
Talented William Haggas-trained Economics, a winner of the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes, will stand at stud in India rather than in Europe. Australasian studmasters have to make similar commercial calls on potential stallions in a bid to make the numbers stack up.
Run The Numbers – Railway delivers again for WA-based sires
For the third time in four years, the winner of Western Australia’s Railway Stakes was by a sire from within the state. But as Run the Numbers finds out, Group 1-producing stallions are a relative rarity in WA with only three elite races each year.
Rowe On Monday – Anthony Cummings moves on as bloodstock role takes shape, Hellbent’s Hong Kong momentum and a winner for Kia Ora’s Captivant
In this week's Rowe On Monday, Anthony Cummings on life after training, the Hong Kong ascent of Hellbent and a breakthrough for first-season sire Captivant.
An Awesome opportunity – Railway Stakes day a potential game changer for WA stallion
The stocks of Awesome Rock, a handsome son of Fastnet Rock who stands at stud for his breeders Alan and Sue Olive in Western Australia, will be on the rise if some Railway Stakes day results can go his way at Ascot.
Dye still has Hong Kong desire as eye for a good horse sees him branch out into bloodstock trade
Shane Dye is more at home on top of a horse or betting on them, but the former leading jockey is also using his knowledge to advise a Hong Kong-based bloodstock trading syndicate.
‘He just knew the sales ground better than anyone’ – Turf and sales giant John Jeffs remembered
Tributes have flowed after the death of popular Australasian thoroughbred industry figure John Jeffs who died on Tuesday surrounded by family.
Run The Numbers – Hot breeze – Two-year-old auction market continues surge
The volume of two-year-olds sold through the three Australasian breeze-up sales has reached its highest annual level since before the pandemic, as overall investment soared to record levels in 2025. Run The Numbers breaks down all the key statistics.
‘Increased quality across the board’ – vendors back New Zealand’s 100th National Yearling Sale
The cream of New Zealand’s yearling crop has been revealed for a landmark Karaka 2026, with a total of 1009 yearlings catalogued and now online.
