Sydney Morning Herald - Chris Roots - Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd started a diet in Rockhampton as NSW Premier Kristina Keneally encouraged Sydney to party for the next six weeks.

As Keneally launched the autumn carnival at Luna Park yesterday, one of its likely stars ...

Stallions - Michelle Cullen - Monday, 15 March 2010

ANOTHER Australian-bred star burst onto the Hong Kong racing scene at yesterday’s prestigious Derby meeting at Sha Tin.

After long being touted as the region’s next big thing, Happy Zero broke through to claim his first Group 1 win in the ...

Racenet - Clinton Payne - Saturday, 13 March 2010

The Tim Martin-trained The Mikado has unleashed a slashing turn of foot to thump his rivals in the Listed Strada Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Martin said the horse was only at Randwick because of a "blessing in disguise" at ...

Happy Zero franked his rating as one of Hong Kong’s best gallopers when staving off a late challenge to land the HK G1 $HK4.5million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin today.

The John Moore trained HAPPY ZERO ($425,000 2006 Easter, 5g Danzero-Have Love) is now the winner of ...

Emerging filly Response and consistent sprinter The Mikado underlined the fact you don’t need to spend a fortune to buy yourself a star performer from Easter with their respective stakes wins today.

The pair capped yet another wonderful day for Easter graduates, which included the Group 1 Guineas-Australian Cup double ...

Easter’s dominance of Flemington’s Super Saturday was capped at today’s postponed version, with the legend Bart Cummings causing an Australian Guineas upset with emerging star Rock Classic and Zipping finally claiming a most deserved Group 1 success in the Australian Cup.

Easter graduates won five of the six races run ...

Talented Iglesia mare Millennium Express topped today’s Sydney Autumn Thoroughbred Sale when knocked down to Pedrille Thoroughbreds for $60,000.

Millennium Express, an impressive two-year-old winner at Randwick on debut, is from the stakes placed mare My Millennium, who also produced the stakes winner Emit Time.

In all, 127 horses sold ...

AAP Racing - Mandy Cottell - Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Grahame Begg could find himself with two Golden Slipper runners if talented juveniles Ilovethiscity and Mafia Miss win their key lead-up races on Saturday.

While both are still maidens, they have shown enough potential to be given the chance to ...

The big week for Easter graduates continued across the Tasman today when well-travelled stayer Zavite proved too tough in the Group 1 Auckland Cup (3200m).

ZAVITE ($80,000 2004 Easter, 7g Zabeel-Miss Vita) was offered through the Fairdale Stud draft and has proven an astute investment by trainer Anthony Cummings.

Today ...

The supplementary catalogue for this Friday’s Inglis Sydney Autumn Thoroughbred Sale is now online.

The 43 supplementary entries bring the sale total to 167.

The supplementaries include stakes placed performers Hotel Casino and Helene Brilliant, a half-brother to Group 2 winner Ballybleue, in addition to Warwick Farm winner on Monday ...

The Age - Patrick Bartley - Tuesday, 9 March 2010

OVER the decades, racehorse trainers would never debate whether a horse was correctly weighted for a race.

It was a no-go zone. The handicapper was the arch enemy and every pound - or kilogram - was vital to the ...

The Daily Telegraph - Brent Zerafa - Sunday, 7 March 2010

AUSTRALIA'S premier speedsters could soon do battle on a new frontier - the global stage.

The winner of the T.J. Smith Stakes will gain automatic entry to one of America's greatest sprints - the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint.

Royal ...

The catalogue for the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Broodmare Sale has now been released and boasts 83 stakes winners, of which 11 have won Group 1 races. It also includes a significant 446 half or full relations to stakes winners, including 121 Group 1 winners.

The sale will be held ...

Sydney Morning Herald - Craig Young & Chris Roots - Sunday, 7 March 2010

BART CUMMINGS will chase the AJC Australian Derby with Light Fingers look-a-like Faint Perfume. The VRC Oaks winner, which carries the famed colours of Cummings's Malaysian mate Dato Tan Chin Nam, returned with a last-to-first win in ...

Racing And Sports - Tony White - Thursday, 4 March 2010

Promising central districts three-year-old Eureka Joh is being aimed at the $770,000 Inglis Guineas at Scone on May 14.

An Inglis Classic Yearling Sale sale purchase in Sydney, Eureka Joh, by Johannesburg, has shown above average ability winning three ...

The 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale will be held at Newmarket from April 6-8. Following is a list of stakes updates to the catalogue from today’s racing.

G2 Kewney Stakes – FAINT PERFUME (Shamardal-Zona): Think Big Stud will offer a half-brother by Pendragon as Lot 273

G3 Breeders Stakes ...

Fastnet Rock colt Wanted capped an Inglis domination of the Flemington card today when he scored a much deserved win in the Group 1 $1Million Newmarket Handicap.

It gave Easter graduates five of the six races run at the rain-shortened Flemington Super Saturday meeting.

Today’s quintet brings to 48 ...

The upward trend of the 2010 Melbourne Premier Sale continued throughout the final day, with Session II statistics improving a staggering 50% from 12 months ago.

In all, 108 horses sold today for a gross of $3,001,500 – a hefty rise on last year’s figure of $2,009,000. Today’s average ...

The first session of the 2010 Melbourne Premier Sale has concluded, with the increases across all market indicators highlighted by the average rising 30%.

The Second Session will begin from 11am tomorrow, with another 170 horses catalogued.

A total of 396 horses have been sold over the past three ...

Led by an improved clearance rate, the 2010 Melbourne Premier Sale continued to evolve at a rapid rate, with two $400,000 Redoute’s Choice yearlings highlighting another strong session of trading today.

Gross receipts topped $10million today, as another 132 yearlings sold at an average of $78,924.

It brought the sale ...