Racing: Perth horseman hopes for second time lucky
A lost opportunity four years ago was all the motivation leading Perth trainer Wally Mitchell needed to stretch his budget to $400,000 for a High Chaparral yearling at the opening session of the 2012 Karaka Yearling sales in South...
Racing: Hong Kong buyers in pursuit of Flemington glory
Hopefully, we can run him [the three-quarter brother to So You Think] as a 3-year-old here or in Australia to prove how good he is.Willy Leung, Hong Kong trainer Hong Kong bloodstock agent Willy Leung and his clients are chasing...
Le Mans 24 hour winner joins Kelly Racing
Kelly Racing appoints former Formula 1 tech and Le Mans 24 hour race-winning engineer Tony Dowe as performance director.
Racing: Spotlight on legends at the Karaka sales
Two octogenarian legends of the turf are likely to become the centre of attention at next week's 2012 Karaka Yearling Sale, one with an uncanny eye for horseflesh and the other with deep pockets.For 84-year-old Australian trainer...
Celebrating Dan Gurney’s golden racing moment
Event marks 50 years of racing magic
Makin's smart band of broodmares courted by some of Europe's biggest-name stallions
Starcraft's owner Paul Makin has made inroads into the European thoroughbred market over the past five years, establishing one of the most enviable broodmare bands in the northern hemisphere. His goal is to race their progeny throughout Europe and America, and have a small Australian team.
O'Brien's Cape Blanco wins top US award
RACING:AIDAN O’BRIEN’S hugely successful 2011 campaign yielded another result in America during the early hours of yesterday as Cape Blanco joined a select group of Ballydoyle stars to pick up an Eclipse award.
Scheduling puts punters to sleep
SATURDAY racing has to be made more exciting and more enjoyable and step one should be to cut the time between races.
Thoroughbred Racing Weekend Advance
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Kentucky Derby preps intensify this weekend with all eyes on New Orleans and the $175,000, Grade III Lecomte Stakes.