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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

The sky is the limit

October 13th 2026Chief among the results from Saturday is the now massive stallion-potential of Warwoven (Sword Of State) who answered every question with a dominant victory in the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m).Read more

Kiwi connections shine with five Sha Tin winners

October 13th 2026New Zealand-bred and sourced horses enjoyed another successful afternoon at Sha Tin on Sunday, winning five races on the 11-race programme. Shinyu Kokoroe (NZ), Armour War Eagle (NZ), Jolly BrilliantRead more

Breeder’s plan comes to fruition in Livamol

October 13th 2026Harry Parslow bred Who Knows (Redwood) with the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) in mind, and his plan came to fruition when she placed behind Waitak and Tuxedo in last Saturday’s Hawke’s BayRead more

Seymour success gives Wymark country cup hat-trick

October 11th 2026A perfectly executed ride by Jett Stanley helped Wymark (NZ) (Savabeel) secure his third Victorian country Cup on Sunday. Stanley came with a late charge aboard the Gavin Bedggood-trained stayer to tRead more

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