Bren O'Brien
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‘I've got the cheque, you just fill out the amount’ - how a good stallion can change lives
The countdown to the Golden Slipper could prove pivotal to the commercial fortunes of Kooringal Stud’s Sandbar as the prospect of rival stallion farms attempting to buy him looms large.
‘I was doing cartwheels when we finally inked the agreement’ - Henry Longfellow to stand at Rosemont
Victoria’s Rosemont Stud will reunite with Coolmore to stand Dubawi’s Group 1-winning son Henry Longfellow, providing further access to the successful sireline in Australia.
Favourite Gout - All Stawell Gift bets are off on teen sprinting sensation
Organisers may have pulled off a promotional coup in enticing Gout Gout to run in the Stawell Gift but in a literal sense the athletics superstar will be an unbackable favourite in the rich footrace because of a Victorian gambling rule.
A rich history and an uncertain future – Tasmania’s market woes raise difficult questions
Tasmania is getting much better at recognising its vibrant thoroughbred history, but it is its prosperity in the future which is under question after a difficult yearling sale has set breeders on the back foot.
Picnics play - Home of iconic bush meeting on Racing NSW's radar
The iconic Ardlethan picnic meeting won’t be run at its traditional venue in 2025 but Racing NSW is considering stepping in to ensure the races will be held at their spiritual home again in the future.
Run The Numbers – Extreme Choice and the fastest to five
Statistically, Extreme Choice has been at warp speed since the time his first crop hit the track. On Saturday, he became easily the fastest Australasian stallion this century to reach five individual Group 1 winners. Run The Numbers examines his amazing run rate.
Rowe on Monday - Yarradale planning for the future, hard work pays off for Upper Bloodstock and Devil Night to move Yulong needle
In this week's Rowe on Monday, Tim Rowe checks out the future plans for Yarradale Stud in Western Australia, taps into the Upper Bloodstock business model and recalls the moment Yulong paid $1.4 million for Blue Diamond winner Devil Night.