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Aethelwulf in a race of his own in a classy Newcastle Gold Cup romp
Aethelwulf announced himself as a genuine spring staying contender with a dominant G3 Newcastle Gold Cup victory, while Perfumist and Fully Lit added further Group 3 highlights to a special day of racing on the first day of the Newcastle carnival.
September 19th 2026
Trio of $2 million colts star as Book 2 concludes at Keeneland
The red-hot nature of the American yearling market continued as Keeneland’s Book 2 session concluded. On the last day of Book 2, three colts hit the $2 million mark, which added to the sale, which broke records with a cumulative gross of US$318,115,000.
September 19th 2026
Shrinkflation: What’s the truth behind early 2-year-olds?
Every year, the common belief is that less and less 2-year-olds are making it to the track, and that particularly the cohort before Christmas has been shrinking. With the first official juvenile trials of the season around the corner, what do the numbers actually say about early runners? How does a declining emphasis on early trialling really impact the racing population?
September 18th 2026
Graebar’s Group 2 punt with Profiteer filly
Graebar Park are throwing their debutant winning filly Double Dodger in the deep end on Saturday. Her second race day outing will be the G2 Thousand Guineas Prelude, but the Profiteer filly has always shown Graebar Park’s private trainer Jerome Hunter plenty of ability.
September 18th 2026
Matings Mix: Trelawney seeking proven talent across the Tasman
Trelawney Stud's high calibre broodmare band will visit the cream of the Australasian stallion crop in 2026, and Managing Director Cherry Taylor shares some of the highlights in today's Matings Mix. A mare's maiden Zoustar foal books her a return to the champion, while another heads to Home Affairs after two stellar sales results.
September 18th 2026
Racing Australia announce welfare exemption for denied Thoroughbreds
Have you had your Foal Ownership Declaration appeal denied? Racing Australia has introduced a time-limited, one-off window to resolve the problem via a Appeal Denied Fee to allow those foals to have their racing embargo lifted. With at least 102 horses affected, this second chance fee gives some grace to those embroiled in this process.
September 18th 2026
Keeneland stays red hot into the first day of Book 2
The American yearling market stayed red hot on the first day of Keeneland’s Book 2 session. The gross and average were up, while the median came back slightly on 2025. A Nyquist colt topped the session at US$2.25 million on a day where fourteen horses made seven figures.
September 18th 2026
Widden jumps into the Too Darn Hot fire with Hotazhell
Widden Stud have purchased 50% of triple Group 1 winning entire Hotazhell who will stand his first season in 2027. A few shares are available in the son of Too Darn Hot, who represents an investment into the hottest sire line in the world.
September 17th 2026
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