Bren O'Brien
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Run The Numbers – Australia’s busiest sires – Alabama Express on top
The data from the 2024 breeding season is filtering through with stallions from Yulong, Coolmore, Newgate and Widden featuring among the most popular. Run The Numbers takes a detailed look at the service statistics.
The 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Catalogue
The full catalogue for the 2025 Easter Yearling Sale.
International Investment peaks as global powers chase Australian yearlings
The desirability of Australian yearlings in the global bloodstock market was front and centre in the Magic Millions Sale.
Rowe on Monday: Tumbarumba to Tokyo, Coolmore-Falcon partnership, mare sales outlook and Magic for Payne
In this week's Rowe on Monday column, Tim Rowe speaks to the breeders of a Peltzer colt destined for Japan, goes behind the scenes to reveal a Coolmore-Falcon Racing alliance, provides an insight into the 2025 market for broodmares and recaps a profitable and busy weekend for the Payne family.
‘I think as the year goes on it’ll be seen as a great outcome for the breeders’ - Turnover down nine per cent as Magic Millions comes to an end
The Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast concluded on Monday, with $217 million changing hands but the circumspect nature of the middle to lower end of the market was on full display during Book 2.
Analysis: Clouds on the Coast as wagering uncertainty persists
Bren O’Brien spent last week on the Gold Coast and reports that while the temperature may have come out of the bloodstock market, the uncertain conditions in the wagering industry also point to a stormy 2025.
Yeppoon breeders’ family affair - $170,000 Spirit Of Boom filly tops opening Magic Millions session
Seven horses sold for $100,000 or more during a shortened Sunday afternoon selling session as the challenging Magic Millions market was amplified in Book 2.