Fastnet Rock

Horse Racing

Fastnet Rock filly sells for $500,000

Chris Roots David Henderson believes he has once again picked up the best filly from the Magic Millions.

Owner dreams of a new family dynasty with his daughter of Fastnet Rock

Chris Roots ROCK DREAMING is the product of a 40th birthday present part-owner Geoff Delaney hopes will keep giving.

Fastnet Rock colt fetches $500,000

Andrew Garvey Stock of Coolmore stallion continues to set pace at Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Cummings has Your Song primed for swansong

Chris Roots After a treble of Scone stakes winners at the weekend, Anthony Cummings will depend on "only one", but it is not a bad one, when Your Song lines up in Saturday's Doomben 10,000.

Your Song top of the pops for Gooree

John Holloway The contribution to Australian racing by Gooree Park's Eduardo Cojuangco has been huge over the past 55 years and another chapter unfolded this week with the pending retirement of his home-bred...

Racing

Pierro pips All Too Hard in fee stakes

John Holloway Two-year-old triple crown winner Pierro's service fee has been set at $77,000 for his debut season at Coolmore Stud following the announcement of his sale last Friday.

Hvasstan trainers hope for turn for better

Michael Lynch Classy three-year-old heads a formidable Victorian contingent heading to Adelaide.

Lucky Lobster

Adelaide where the action is

David Polkinghorne As the Sydney autumn carnival winds up and the races head to Hawkesbury, the race of the day travels to Adelaide.

All Too Hard's fee in line with elite new sires

John Holloway Vinery Australia has set a $66,000 service fee for Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard when he takes up stud duty at its Scone property in September.

Horseracing

Options aplenty for first serve

Chris Roots The racing career of Black Caviar might be over but the race of suitors has only just begun.

Horse Racing

Black Caviar still looking for her perfect match

Chris Roots The racing career of Black Caviar might be over but the race of suitors has only just begun.

Black Caviar retired

Will Brodie Trainer Peter Moody calls a halt to the career of the world's greatest sprinter.

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Hawkes circles, eyes prey - and then swoops

John Holloway Team Hawkes has attended all the main Australasian yearling sales this year but, incredibly, signed for only four youngsters before the Inglis Easter auction a fortnight ago.

Horse Racing

Live coverage: Sydney Cup Day at Royal Randwick

Daniel Sankey Live coverage of Sydney Cup Day at Royal Randwick, where there's four Group 1s on the card — the Sydney Cup, the All Aged Stakes, the Champagne Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Top lots give Inglis best figures since global crisis

Chris Roots Queen Elizabeth's racing manager John Warren signed for two lots worth $4 million on a remarkable opening day at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale on Tuesday at Newmarket.

Roots 'n' All

Racing revival goes beyond the Black Caviar show

Chris Roots Black Caviar has had everyone talking about racing in Sydney in the past week, but even without the effect of the great mare, the sport has rarely been in better shape.

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