In this week’s Rowe On Monday, a strong US market won’t stymie Australian investment, Silverdale’s early breaker program has a new poster boy, Bennett Racing makes its move on an Oaks winner and Australian-bred horses making a mark in the UK.
Godolphin's long-running rivalry with Coolmore again dominated proceedings at the Arqana August Yearling Sale, with Sheikh Mohammed's operation winning a series of high-profile bidding duels to secure the top five lots over the first two days of selling.
A booming US bloodstock market has left Australian agent Will Johnson stunned, with Saratoga’s record-breaking sale highlighting a surge in demand for elite yearlings despite broader uncertainty surrounding American racing.
It is arguable there has never been a better-performed horse to have topped an Australasian yearling sale than Autumn Glow, who is set to resume in this month’s Winx Stakes. But what of the other sale-toppers? This week’s Run The Numbers digs into the data across Australasian yearling sales since 2020.
In this week's Rowe On Monday, Tim speaks to Sam Pritchard-Gordon about the future for Cornerstone Stud after the decision to sell the farm’s breeding stock, talks to John Thompson about ambitions for his She’s A Dealer and reflects on an honour for a country NSW trainer.
Sir Owen Glenn has received multiple offers for Group 1 winner Lady Of Camelot, potentially the most valuable mare to be ever sold in Australia, with the Go Bloodstock founder and his manager currently assessing the proposals.
Long-time South Australian breeder David Toole is enjoying the journey of anguish and ecstasy that Behemoth Stakes contender Swiftie Harriet is taking he and her fellow owners on.
Each season, the champion general, broodmare, first-season, second-season, two-year-old and three-year-olds sires are celebrated, but there are other ways to cut the cake when it comes to sire influence. This week’s Run The Numbers takes a final look back at the 2025/26 Australian racing season through that lens.
A significant chapter in South Australian breeding will close this month when Cornerstone Stud disperses its entire bloodstock portfolio through Inglis Digital.
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, as a new generation of yearlings is welcomed, Tim catches up with Steve Grant on his crop for the 2027 sales, ponders whether a European star might be bound for Australia, and checks out an impressive filly in New Zealand.
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