Sectionally Speaking: Sheza Alibi takes the best in the country mantle by ratings

Ratings spark debate, blending data with opinion, but this week’s analysis highlights elite performances across the card. Sheza Alibi leads nationally, while Joliestar, Blue Door and Profoundly delivered standout efforts to impress punters.

April 8th 2026

Hong Kong Review: Ka Ying 'The sprint king' breaks his own record again

At Sha Tin, brilliance has become routine as Ka Ying Rising once again rewrote the clock, stretching an extraordinary winning streak to 19 and once again breaking his own 1200 metre record.

April 8th 2026

Return of Bred To Win for 2026

April 8th 2026

‘Support those who support you’: Making stallions at Baramul Stud

A strategy to support those who support him led Harvey to keep a share in G1 Sires' Produce winner Campione D’Italia, and led to a double with Country Championship winner Chidiac. TTR caught up with Luke McDonald and learned about their sire producing record.

April 7th 2026

Easter Monday Racing: Carriedo all class at Sandown

Four progressive 3-year-olds showed their class at Sandown and Rosehill on Monday, headlined by dominant victories, an eye-catching debut performance and continued improvement from well-bred gallopers on the rise through the grades.

April 7th 2026

Buy of the Weekend: From Albury to the big smoke and Group 3 glory

Ballot heartbreak turned to Group 3 glory as Albury trainer Kym Davison celebrated his first city winner with Autumn Break, a $40,000 yearling whose pedigree, patience and placement combined for a breakthrough Randwick result.

April 7th 2026

Chayan and Philia added to the Chairman’s Sale as supplementary entries

The depth of quality continues to build ahead of The Chairman’s Sale on May 7, with Inglis confirming Group 2-winning juvenile Chayan (I Am Invincible) and fellow Group 2 winner Philia (All Too Hard) as the first supplementary additions to the catalogue.

April 7th 2026

Dubawi’s Delacroix joins Coolmore at $38,500

Dual Group 1 winner Delacroix (Ire) will stand his first Southern Hemisphere season at Coolmore Australia in 2026 for $38,500 inc GST. By a Champion Sire out of a Champion race mare, Delacroix’s talent lived up to his incredible pedigree.

April 6th 2026