Australian Bloodstock’s Jamie Lovett says the soaring price of European stayers, driven by Middle Eastern buyers with “no budget”, has left the Melbourne Cup-winning syndicator struggling to secure spring carnival prospects beyond Al Riffa and Perisher.
In this week's Rowe On Monday, Magic Millions' auction scheduling sparks industry debate, Kim Kelly's warning on integrity's role in wagering confidence and Riverina Lulu vindicates Ian Mandie's breeding decisions.
Magic Millions has moved its Horses in Training Sale to the same week as Inglis’s Ready to Race Sale to attract more international buyers and strengthen its position in the competitive breeze-up market.
Home Affairs could add the champion two-year-old sires’ title to his first season sires premiership when the 2025/26 racing season ends on July 31.
New Zealand-based agent Alan Fu says a Hong Kong consortium that missed out on buying The Oaks Stud is continuing to purchase broodmares to underpin its ambitions to bred Classic winners.
Buyers dug deep to access proven Australian families at the JRHA Select Sale, with the latest foals from Yankee Rose and Funstar helping to continue a remarkable run of success for imported Australian mares in Japan.
Australia's two-year-old ranks provide an invaluable insight into the future of the racing and breeding industry. Run The Numbers examines the season's juvenile winners, their trainers, owners, sires and sale-ring prices and finds Lindsay Park’s re-emergence as a powerhouse of Australian two-year-old racing.
Queensland Oaks winner Youngstar produced a lucrative result at the JRHA Select Sale, with her first-crop Equinox colt selling for 420 million yen as Japanese buyers continued to chase the progeny of elite Australian mares.
In this week's Rowe On Monday, we examine the potential contenders to replace Danny Rolston in Hong Kong, Yulong's latest recruitment coup and why Australia's black-type shake-up may not be over yet.
Vendors have until August 14 to enter horses for next year's Inglis Yearling Sale Series, with the auction house leaning on its results this year as a major marketing tool to breeders.
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