The G3 Black Opal Stakes concluded with a quinella for Kia Ora Stud's first season sire Farnan, with his son King Of Pop edging out Farcited in a scintillating finish. Group 1-placed filly Snow In May clinched her first black type win at Canberra, and Yulong struck out west with the victory of Glasgow Lass at Ascot.

Sunday Summary: King Of Pop continues the Farnan freight train at Canberra

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The resounding success of New Zealand racing's revamped Champions Day is, for Entain's Cameron Rodgers, a testament to the enduring quality of the Kiwi industry. He spoke to The Thoroughbred Report about New Zealand's racing on the global stage, making the industry more accessible, and having a share of the NZB Kiwi pie himself. 

New Zealand's Champions Day is all about putting Kiwi racing on the map

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On the border of Victoria and New South Wales, one off the track retrainer discovered what happens when an ex-racehorse is caught between the welfare systems of two jurisdictions. What does this mean for the contingent of horses whose careers mean they may end up in a similar place?

A wicked game of smoke and mirrors: are statewide welfare programs failing retired thoroughbreds?

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Co-trainer Emma Clotworthy prefers to judge a horse on gut feel and sight rather than closely studying its pedigree. And this simple scouting technique led her to training her first G1 winner after Willydoit’s dominant 2.3l victory in the New Zealand Derby on Saturday, as she explains to The Thoroughbred Report.


Buy of the Weekend: Willydoit? Of course he did

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