Mt Hallowell Stud owner Craig Thompson launched the career of another exciting prospect when his Snitzel colt Colossal was an eye-catching winner at Pinjarra on Wednesday. Colossal accelerated through a gap to nail the Great Northern Supercrisp Maiden (1200m) as a...

Neville Parnham’s grey mare Express Time is racing in career-best form this campaign and her sire War Chant (USA) is also in the midst of a winning run leading into Easter. Express Time returned from a spring spell in January and her latest victory at Ascot on...

The sky’s the limit for promising stayer Alaskan God following his explosive victory in the G2 WATC Derby (2400m) at Ascot. Trainer Dan Morton knows how fit a horse for the big stage and they don’t come any bigger than the race that stops a nation.  “After we bought...

Sydney’s record-breaking Inglis Easter Yearling Sale this week saw turnover reach a staggering $152 million but there was still value for buyers mining the middle market at Riverside Stables. Hawkes Racing spent $8.6 million on 10 yearlings topped by the Snitzel filly...

Australian breeders will soon be able to access concessional government loans after a sustained lobbying effort by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. The loans will be available through the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC), a federally backed body that provides...

General Grant has always shown staying promise and that potential is surfacing for his trainer Stephen Miller. The lightly-raced son of All American resumed from a spell in February and gradually stepped up to a suitable distance in the Amelia Park Lodge Hcp (1800m)...

Playing God sired his third new Stakes winner in a fortnight when Bruce Almighty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the LR Old Comrade Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. Bruce Almighty sat on the pace off a moderate tempo and was sooled to the front at the top of the...

The dust has only just settled on Amelia’s Jewel’s awesome victory in Saturday’s G2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) and Amelia Park owner Peter Walsh is already keyed up for another significant milestone in Sydney on Tuesday. Walsh has catalogued a So You Think –...

Gold Front stallion Awesome Rock is setting a cracking pace for the WA second-season premiership but Rommel refuses to let him establish too big a break at the top of the table. With one-third of 2021-22 remaining, Awesome Rock has sired 12 individual winners for...

Snipillicious has returned from an injury-enforced spell to qualify for the $100,000 Westspeed Platinum Autumn Final (1200m) at Ascot on April 23. The Snippetson sprinter sat in the box-seat behind Sioux City in a Heat of the Autumn Series last Saturday and was...

Mojo Rhythm capped another successful month for Playing God when he swept home to win the GWN 7 Maiden (1300m) at Pinjarra on Wednesday. The Kieran McDonagh-trained 3yo gelding was spotting the speed a half-dozen lengths on the corner before balancing up for Joe...

In the space of a week, Geisel Park stallions All American and Vert De Grece (Ire) can span the gamut between a $17,000 maiden at Kalgoorlie and a $500,000 Group 2 at Ascot. All American kicked off the Goldfields season with Total Lockdown in the Regal Engineering...