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From despair to delight, Ramatuelle makes amends in sales ring for Breeders’ Cup disappointment
Australian-owned Ramatuelle has sold for the second-highest price of US$5.1 million at Fasig-Tipton’s elite breeding stock sale in America just days after being scratched from the Breeders’ Cup meeting.
Northern hemisphere sprint mission - O’Brien to take over training of Storm Boy
Boom colt Storm Boy, the subject of a deal worth tens of millions of dollars after his brilliant Magic Millions victory in January, is set to join Ballydoyle in Ireland for a European summer campaign.
‘It was my domain’ - Why the Melbourne Cup will always be Australia’s greatest betting race
It’s been 40 years since Mark Read led a successful Melbourne Cup plunge on Black Knight. One of racing’s great thinkers, Read says there has been no other race like it for wagering.
Run The Numbers – A classic crop to remember for Snitzel
After Switzerland became the first of Snitzel’s progeny to win the Coolmore Stud Stakes, we take a look at the Arrowfield champion’s overall record as he closes in, statistically at least, on becoming Australia’s most successful producer of three-year-olds.
‘There is nothing bigger than a US election’ - Political betting blockbuster tipped to break records
The intensity of campaigning in the US election has been matched by expectations of mind-boggling global wagering figures despite some Australian agencies experiencing a downturn in interest.
Rowe on Monday - Aussie breeders head Stateside, Bosma pulls right rein with Atishu and Martin’s latest star a result of Karaka mission
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe catches up with some of the Australian contingent in the US for Kentucky's breeding stock sales, examines the Atishu gamble and reflects on Denise Martin's New Zealand purchases.
Zoustar in rare company after Starlust’s Breeders’ Cup success
Zoustar has become just the fifth Australian-bred sire to produce a winner of a Breeders’ Cup race, after the victory of Starlust in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar.