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
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
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
The Quarterback another Gr.1 for Dark Jewel
Photo: The Quarterback (Street Boss (USA)-Soorena by Encosta de Lago) The Quarterback, who provided his sire Street Boss (USA) with his first Australian Gr.1 winner... Read More
Tavago (NZ)
New Zealand-bred and trained gelding Tavago sprang something of a surprise in scoring an easy win in the $2m 2016 Australian Derby-Gr.1 (2400m) at Randwick.... Read More
The Missing Years 1935-1936
Only those with an in-form crystal ball could possibly have foreseen the 1936 Cups double of Northwind and Wotan, which provided the ultimate skinner... Read More