Breeding and Bloodstock
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The latest news, features and analysis on the thoroughbred breeding and bloodstock industry.
Run The Numbers - How race fillies stole the sales show
The average price of a race filly through public auction in Australia has increased 55.4 per cent in just two years with total investment in mares and fillies bought ‘straight off the track’ now surpassing live auction trade of mares-in-foal. Run The Numbers breaks down this trend.
Rowe On Monday - Sweet Oaks success, the foal crop question, Hellbent on a Single path and Zhang’s Met moment
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Riversdale celebrates You Wahng’s Queensland Oaks win, Inglis James Price on the declining foal crop, why Hellbent is tracking a champion’s stats and an American success in the Yulong colours.
Industry mourns Michael Wallace
The sudden death of bloodstock agent Michael Wallace has been felt across the Australasian and global bloodstock and breeding industries.
'Racing keeps the family together' - Lonhro connection guides Sun’s path to Oaks
The Gleeson family, breeders of top sprinter Rothfire, are enjoying a different side to the racing industry that could have a Group 1 result in the Queensland Oaks.
Run The Numbers - Sires of the decade
With the 2020s now past their halfway point, it seems a good time to reflect on the most dominant Australian stallions on the track over the past six-and-half seasons, with one champion dominating almost every category.
Rowe On Monday - BRC Sires' winner 'a proper horse', final curtain for Penang racing
In today's Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe examines the emergence of Brisbane two-year-old Cool Archie, a $100,000 yearling by Newhaven Park's Cool Aza Beel while an era in Malaysian racing has come to an end.
Skipping the Q - Magic Millions’ March Yearling Sale could be opened up to interstate-bred horses
The exclusivity of Queensland-bred and sired horses for the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale is set to end under plans tabled between the state’s breeders’ association and the Gold Coast-based sales company.