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Trelawney makes winning impact at Trentham

October 26th 2026Brent and Cherry Taylor’s Trelawney Stud enjoyed a rewarding day at Trentham where the Waikato farm celebrated a winning double and collected further black type with a future member of theirRead more

Cosmic Crusader soars to Cox Plate glory

October 24th 2026New Zealand-breds filled three of the first four placings in a unique running of the A$6 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington on Saturday, and it was Cosmic Crusader (Maurice) who shoneRead more

Riley’s achievement highlights a pathway into thoroughbred breeding

October 23rd 2026 Riley’s achievement highlights a pathway into thoroughbred breeding Cambridge Stud’s Riley Bennett was recognised on Monday morning with the presentation of his Level 3 Equine BreedingRead more

Hennessy reflects on Ocean Park’s Cox Plate heroics

October 22nd 2026The Cox Plate is one of the most coveted prizes in Australasian racing, and while anticipation builds towards the 106th running on Saturday, Matamata horseman Gary Hennessy is reflecting fondly onRead more

Woburn Farm Presents quality draft at Ready to Run Sale

October 21st 2026Woburn Farm’s Ready to Run Sale drafts have been a proven recipe for racetrack success in recent seasons, headed by multiple Group One-winning Hong Kong star Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse), andRead more

Group One beckons for gifted Monovale graduate

October 20th 2026Exciting age group prospect Asturia (Almanzor) is on the trail of a Classic success, which brothers Joe and Max Smithies went frustratingly close to last term. The Waikato-based siblings bred theRead more

Luck of the draw

October 20th 2026All the thoroughbred fireworks took place in Australia this past weekend. In the lead up to Everest Day, all the talk was the Randwick track which mid-week was rated a Heavy 8. Miraculously, by raceRead more

Ohope Wins remembered for her kindness and talent

October 19th 2026Kind, athletic, willing to learn, and immensely talented. These are the memories Andrew Scott has of Ohope Wins (Ocean Park), the dual Oaks winner he and Lance O’Sullivan prepared for the firstRead more

Saintly Dancer shows her class in Thousand Guineas

October 17th 2026New Zealand-bred filly Saintly Dancer (St Mark's Basilica) completed a notable spring double with victory in the A$1.5 million Gr.1 Stow Storage Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.Read more

Asturia puts her name into contention for Riccarton fillies feature

October 17th 2026Te Akau Racing looks to have another strong hand in the upcoming Group One features for the three-year-olds at Riccarton next month with Asturia (Almanzor) laying down a stern challenge to all Gr.1Read more

War Machine back to brilliant best in Harry White Stakes

October 17th 2026A year after taking on Ka Ying Rising in the Gr.1 The Everest (1200m), the connections of War Machine (Harry Angel) were happy to be a big fish in a smaller pond on Saturday. The Group One-winningRead more

Ethereal enjoying retirement at Pencarrow Stud

October 14th 2026This Saturday will mark a quarter of a century since Ethereal’s (NZ) (Rhythm) win in the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), and the blue hen is still enjoying life at Pencarrow Stud, near Cambridge, atRead more

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