News
Total 840 Posts
The latest news from The Straight.
Rowe On Monday - Lofty ambitions, freshmen flying and a sales company switch
In this week’s Rowe on Monday, Tim Rowe catches up with ambitious owner Paul Lofitis after Lofty Arch’s win on Saturday, puts the microscope on early success for first-season sires and reveals a likely switch of stables in of the two major Australian sales companies.
Run The Numbers - Duke adds to Lope’s Australian lustre
Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa is the sixth Australian Group 1 winner for Lope De Vega, the one-time shuttle stallion whose influence persists in Australia a decade after he last served here. This week’s Run The Numbers examines his Australian record and that of his own sire Shamardal.
King Ciaron’s magical day as mega stable delivers with Everest and Caulfield Cup victories
Ciaron Maher missed out on winning the race named in honour of King Charles III, but he still ruled on one of Australia’s most important days of racing with victories in The Everest and the Caulfield Cup.
Status anxiety: Upgrades for a trio of Everest day features not internationally recognised
The upgraded status of three stakes races on Saturday’s feature The Everest meeting at Randwick is yet to be internationally recognised as uncertainty persists over the black type pattern in Australia.
Interstate racing authorities likely to snub upgraded New South Wales races
Interstate racing bodies are unlikely to acknowledge some of the upgrades made to 12 races in New South Wales, in a move which may have consequences for horses looking to qualify or move up the order of entry to the Melbourne Cup.
‘Too big, too quickly’ - The lessons to be learned in the downfall of A List Stud
Chris Lee’s grand ambition with A List Stud has come unstuck, as administrators pick through the wreckage of the racing and breeding business and assets are auctioned off. Tim Rowe spoke to the major players to see where it all went wrong.
‘I don’t grieve that it’s over’ – Nick Hall’s wild ride from Caulfield to Costa Rica and back again
Nick Hall’s view of this year's Caulfield Cup will differ from when he was twice the winning jockey. But as Matt Stewart finds out, Hall is a man who has always enjoyed a different perspective.