A NZ$16,000 NZB National Online Yearling Sale purchase, De Armas was named Buy of the Weekend after landing the NZ$110,000 Listed Counties Challenge Stakes. Trainer Johno Benner now has his sights on bigger targets, such as the G2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes and the NZ$1 million Karaka Millions 2YO.
November 25th 2025
The Everest winner Ka Ying Rising will be back. He returned home for another stomping victory in the G2 Jockey Club Sprint to make it fifteen wins in succession, and trainer David Hayes put the 2026 The Everest in his plans. James McDonald won the other two stakes races aboard Romantic Warrior, the world’s highest earning horse who resumed with victory in the G2 Jockey Club Cup, and Galaxy Patch in the G2 Jockey Club Mile.
November 25th 2025
In an era where Racing NSW's income streams have changed so drastically since the Racing Act of 1996 was writ into law, why has the industry's funding model been overlooked in the Act's review? The Racing Reform Group aims to take advantage of a two-week extension to the review's consultation period to expand Hon. Brad Hazzard's investigation.
November 24th 2025
National Thoroughbred Week exceeded expectations with the general public invited to visit racing stables, studs, and race tracks across Australia and New Zealand. With many of the events fully booked, this inaugural pilot sets the scene for a grand future as the final events wrap up on Monday.
November 24th 2025
A half-sister to sire Santos has produced a wonderful colt from the first crop of Officiating, and Aquis Farm's Director Of Sales Jonathan Davies is happy to see the mare return for a second mating.
November 24th 2025
A quinella in the G1 Railway Stakes and a trifecta on the undercard gave Grant and Alana Williams a day to remember in Perth. They were almost overshadowed by a Bob Peters treble on the same card. Gringotts made it back-to-back wins in The Gong.
November 23rd 2025
There is a new star out west, and his name is King Of Light. In winning Saturday's G2 Western Australian Guineas from an impossible position, King Of Light extended his unbeaten streak to five. He'll head to the G1 Northerly Stakes next. Juvenile winners by Ardrossan, Spirit Of Boom, and Gingerbread Man showcased their precocity.
November 23rd 2025
Can Gringotts claim back to back editions of $1 million The Gong, to complement his $3 million Big Dance repeat? Is it fifth time lucky for Comfort Me in the G1 Railway Stakes? Can Arkansaw Kid atone for his 2024 $1 Meteorite miss? All questions to be answered on Saturday, plus Harvey Wallbanger bids to bring home juvenile stakes glory for Home Affairs across the Tasman.
November 22nd 2025