Capitalist Strengthens Tycoon’s Line of Credit
Capitalist (Written Tycoon-Kitalpha by Fusaichi Pegasus) The success of unbeaten juvenile star Capitalist and his sire Written Tycoon have revived memories of one of the... Read More
Scarlet Rain rekindles memories of Wenona Girl
Wenona Girl (Wilkes (FR)-Golden Chariot by Golden Sovereign (IRE)) Memories of Wenona Girl, the wonderful Australian race filly of the early 1960s, were stirred by... Read More
Speed or Stamina, that is the Question
Galileo (Sadler’s Wells (USA)-Urban Sea (USA) by Miswaki) In every endeavour including in the sporting arena it seems that the concept of equal opportunity will... Read More
Sire Title Trends During Past 65 Years
Zabeel (NZ) (Sir Tristram (IRE)-Lady Giselle (FR) by Nureyev) Determined by a financial measure, the Champion Sire and Champion Broodmare Sire titles tend to favour... Read More
Artie Schiller Highlights El Prado’s Influence
Artie Schiller (USA) – (El Prado-Hidden Light by Majestic Light) Many years ago, long before he became US Leading Sire, and long before his sons... Read More
Reward for Effort
Australians love a fast and classy two year-old and Chatswood Stud’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner Reward for Effort certainly fits the bill. He’s off... Read More
The ‘Curse’ of the Sandy Hollow Stud
French Fern – (Lope de Vega (IRE)-La Famelia by Strategic) There appears to be a “curse” on a horse farm along the Goulburn River 10... Read More
Rich Rewards in Spotting Potential Broodmare Sires
The rewards can be great for breeders if they can spot in advance sires who may become successful broodmare sires. Obviously daughters of the leading... Read More
Spirit of Boom
It’s hard to name a tougher or more consistent sprinter in recent years that Eureka Stud’s dual Gr.1 winner Spirit of Boom. A rare modern... Read More
What makes a good broodmare sire?
Photo: Magpie (GB) (Dark Ronald-Popinjay by St Frusquin) There are many theories that attempt to select the next great broodmare sire. One is that stallions... Read More
Craig Rounsefell
THE thoroughbred industry can be very tough on participants. In fact high-flying entrepreneur Robert Holmes a’Court, who owned numerous notables including 1984 Melbourne Cup winner... Read More
Clare Lindop
THE attitude towards female jockeys has changed rapidly in the past decade, as riders like classic-winning Clare Lindop set the pace by steering home Gr.1... Read More