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Premium paid for Snitzel colt - British insurance tycoon sets $2.8 million Magic Millions record
Ciaron Maher will train the most expensive horse ever sold at a Magic Millions Yearling Sale after his client splashed $2.8 million on a colt by Snitzel.
NZTR taps into US audience via deal with Pegasus World Cup promoter
New Zealand racing is set to gain added exposure in the US after linking with the Stronach Group in a partnership that connects its inaugural Champions Day with two high-profile American race meetings.
Gold Coast is go – Jockeys give thumbs up to racetrack for Magic Millions meeting
Gold Coast will host the Magic Millions raceday after a repaired section of turf was given the all-clear by six senior jockeys.
Riding high: Meteoric rise puts Mollie Fitzgerald at forefront of a racing revolution
Less than 18 months into her riding career, Mollie Fitzgerald leads the NSW jockeys’ premiership. Matt Stewart caught up with the latest rising female star in Australia’s jockey ranks.
Sargent major - Pet grooming mogul lifts game with $2.3 million acquisition of In Secret’s sister
Five million-dollar horses were sold on the second day of the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast as the sister to In Secret made $2.3 million.
Australian-trained Evaporate confirmed for Entain TAB slot in NZB Kiwi
The Lindsay Park-trained Evaporate will be given his chance to parlay a promising Australian spring campaign into NZB Kiwi success as a slot runner for the New Zealand TAB.
Champagne moment - Home Affairs filly sells to Waterhouse and Bott for $1.05 million
A first-crop daughter of Home Affairs out of the former Bjorn Baker-trained mare Champagne Cuddles was sold for a seven-figure sum early on day two of the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast.