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Saturday Summary: Final crop Sebring mare Tashi wins final Group 1 of the season
Juvenile Summary: New stakes winner for The Autumn Sun with exciting colt
Arrowfield sire The Autumn Sun gained a new stakes winner on Saturday with exciting unbeaten colt Autumn Boy who won the Listed Tattersalls Stakes, while in South Australia, Matahga won the Listed Oaklands Plate to add to Tivaci's stallion record.
June 29th 2025
Saturday preview: Pedigree updates await Tatts Tiara field
It's the last Group 1 of the season in Australia, and the majority of the G1 Tattersall's Tiara field are hoping to nab their first top flight victory on Saturday. Across the nation, Ciaron Maher sends out a quartet of handy late season juveniles, a son of So You Think aims to stay unbeaten in the Listed Belmont Guineas, and Startantes' family is set to be the gift that keeps on giving at Eagle Farm.
June 28th 2025
New slotholders Mulberry Racing diving headfirst into Everest contention
Mulberry Racing have secured a slot in the G1 Everest in a new three-year deal announced by Racing NSW on Thursday. From utilising data analysis to select yearlings at Keeneland to investing in welfare at home, Racing Manager Lachlan Sheridan sees this as a logical step in taking the global operation to the next level.
June 28th 2025
Smaller sale, sharper buys: Pinhookers dominate NZB weanling market
A sharper, more selective buying bench lifted the clearance rate at the 2025 NZB Weanling Sale, where pinhookers led the charge and the top lot - a Per Incanto colt on the reverse cross to Ka Ying Rising - sold for NZ$190,000 to Newgate. Profondo impressed in his debut season, while buyers played it smart at the top and deep in the market.
June 27th 2025
Yulong optimising their broodmare band with three-prong Tatts Tiara attack
Three of Yulong's big ticket mare purchases from this sales season are bound for the G1 Tattersall's Tiara this Saturday - a race that features in the records of several of the stud's resident broodmares. General Manager Jun Zhang spoke to TTR on what makes Yulong keep coming back to this race, and the operation's hopes for their new stallion recruits.
June 27th 2025
'There’s no appetite for patience': Breeders need to give stayers a fighting chance
Australian Bloodstock's Jamie Lovett is well practiced at spotting trends, and he knows when to brace for a downturn. Touching base with TTR, he discusses scaling back racing enterprises in the face of an uncertain economy, battling bigger fish to acquire new talent, and chimes in on the worsening middle-distance gap in our breeding pool.
June 27th 2025
Wednesday Racing: Raging Force stamps himself as one to watch in the spring
For a mid-winter Wednesday, there was no shortage of talent on display, with three promising juveniles by Cosmic Force, Tassort, and Brazen Beau all catching the eye. These 2-year-olds showed enough ability to suggest they’ll be competitive in stronger company as 3-year-olds come spring.
June 26th 2025
Evenly matched or lacking a leader? A look back at the 2025 juvenile G1s
With seven juvenile Group 1 races across Australia and New Zealand in 2024/25, a few trends emerged. Six went to proven sires, and two were won by seven figure yearlings. Doubles went to Snitzel, trainers Team Hawkes, and syndicator Te Akau Racing. Most of the winners had fewer than four starts with the busiest winner, Cool Archie, also being the only one by a first season sire.
June 26th 2025
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