James McDonald and Chris Waller’s Group 1 double was completely overshadowed by a brilliant filly, a mare who is now Australia’s best sprinter and Rachel King’s piece of Australian racing history.
There are no borders in racing anymore, and Am I Dreaming’s shot at the $1 million Inglis Sires’ sits squarely in that space, shaped by trainer Jack Pilkington and bloodstock agent Jamie Piggott’s international footprint.
A leaked report has increased tensions between New Zealand’s racing regulator and a committee of industry powerbrokers put together to advise TAB New Zealand, in the latest chapter of an increasingly fraught battle over Kiwi racing’s future.
Queensland trainers are intensifying calls for fuel relief, warning that mounting transport costs and lack of subsidies threaten participation levels, particularly in regional areas where long-distance travel underpins the racing industry.
Streisand and Paradoxium have joined the Yulong thoroughbred empire in a high-profile switch ahead of the Group 1 Inglis Sires’ at Randwick.
A brilliant day of Group 1 racing across Australia and New Zealand was highlighted by tight finishes, a couple of champion mares, some cock-a-hoop Kiwis and another demonstration of Zac Lloyd’s ascension to the company of Australia’s best jockeys.
John Messara doesn’t fear defeat for Autumn Glow and is keen to embark on an ambitious overseas campaign next year with his unbeaten champion who will round out her autumn preparation in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
David Vandyke won’t be bidding up with Australia’s biggest trainers at this week’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. But he will be at Flemington on Saturday mixing it with the best with a horse he hopes is his next good one.
Golden Slipper-winning colt Guest House has been purchased by Coolmore just five days after his impressive win in the world's richest two-year-old race.
Like every part of Australia’s rural economy, skyrocketing fuel prices are also placing an unprecedented strain on regional Queensland’s racing industry, raising immediate challenges to go with mounting long-term sustainability concerns.
