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By Renee Geelen/TTRAusNZ Dual Sires' Produce Stakes winner Vinrock will join Yulong's impressive stallion roster in 2026 for a fee of A$22,000. By sire of sires I Am Invincible, Vinrock brings Group 1-winning juvenile form and an outstanding pedigree to the Victorian operation. Multiple champion sire I Am Invincible added a new benchmark as a sire of sires on Saturday, with his son, Home Affairs, siring the G1 Golden Slipper Stakes winner Guest House from his first crop. Vinnie, as he is affectionately known by the Australian racing community, is...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a daughter of You'resothrilling (Storm Cat). 4.57 Naas, Mdn, 3yo, f, 8fT DROP DEAD GORGEOUS (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the day's biggest news as she makes her keenly-anticipated debut for Ballydoyle in the maiden the stable has won in recent times with their subsequent Classic heroines...

Richard Fahey will soon be joined by his son Peter on his training licence. The elder Fahey began training in 1993. The duo will continue to train out of Musley Bank. Fahey, who trained the 2025 G1 British Champions Sprint Stakes winner Powerful Glory (Cotai Glory), told www.sportinglife.com: "Peter has been working closely behind the scenes at Musley Bank for the past 10 years and now is the right time to get his name on the licence. "This step is a natural progression for the yard and reflects the role...

Now that the obvious TDN Rising Stars, Presented by Hagyard have been dealt with, it is time to turn to the "darker" ones among last year's crop. Not that there is such thing as a truly dark horse anymore thanks to detailed data and the vastly greater scope of media coverage of the better maidens and novices. We're not there yet, for some reason, but there will be a time when we will know almost instantly whether we've seen a genuine good horse or not through meaningful stride and time...

by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ In light rain and darkening conditions, the 2026 running of the G1 Golden Slipper delivered a high-pressure contest, and it was the G1 Blue Diamond Melbourne form that stood tallest, with the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained Guest House (Home Affairs) proving too strong under a masterful and patient ride from Zac Lloyd. In one of the most open Slippers in recent years, there was plenty of early pressure. Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) flew the gates from a wide draw, with Closer To Free (Street Boss)...

A meeting of the Members of European Parliament (MEP) Horse Group was held in Brussels on March 5 and arranged by the European Horse Network (EHN). The European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeders' Associations (EFTBA) was well-represented at the meeting by chairman Joe Hernon and Veterinary Advisory Committee chairman Des Leadon. There were also a number of MEPs and members of the EHN on hand. Nina Carberry hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Much of the discussion was on the future of the equine sector as well as negotiations...

The leading Irish trainer also revealed plans for Breeders' Cup winner Balantina, 2,000 Guineas contender A Boy Named Susie and more The temperatures are rising and so too are Donnacha O'Brien's hopes of bagging yet another top-flight success this season, with the gifted young handler revealing that A Boy Named Susie (Starspangledbanner) is on course to run in the 2,000 Guineas - however, Breeders' Cup heroine Balantina (Ten Sovereigns) will not be seen until Royal Ascot at the earliest.  But first, O'Brien is plotting an audacious tilt at the lucrative Chairman's...

The Aga Khan Studs' Calandagan (Gleneagles) has been cleared to travel to the UAE and contest the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan next week. Rated the Longines World's Best Racehorse of 2025, the gelding won the G1 Japan Cup, among other triumphs closer to home last term. The familiar green and red silks will also be carried by Rayevka (Blue Point), who is already based in Dubai ahead of the G1 Al Quoz Sprint. Nemone Routh, racing manager for the family, said, "We've been very happy with Calandagan. "This...

Gavin Cromwell's talented dual-purpose mare Sixandahalf (Snow Sky) headlines the catalogue for the online GoffsGo Late March Sale.  The sale takes place next Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 March. The GoffsGo Late March Sale currently has 15 entries online with supplementary entries being taken next week following weekend racing and pointing. The sale will see bidding open next Wednesday from 12 noon with bidding closing from 2pm on Thursday. Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby commented on the line-up, "The GoffsGo online sale platform has made a strong start to...

Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey Danny Mullins was on hand to launch the Down Syndrome Centre Cork Day alongside four-year-old Danny Duane and his father, also Dan, on Thursday.  The charity race day will take place on Saturday April 4, which is the opening date of the three-day Racing Home for Easter Festival at Cork. Doneraile native Danny Duane is a regular visitor and service end-user at Down Syndrome Centre Cork (DSCC). His father Dan has worked at Cork Racecourse Mallow for almost 10 years.  Together with Danny's mother Trish, a parent-led...

The four-year-old filly Orderandout (Order Of St George) topped the Tattersalls Online March Sale at 80,000gns on the bid of Stroud Coleman Bloodstock and Neil King. Sold as lot 13 from the Coolbawn Stables consignment, the relative of Grade 3 chase winner Village Vic (Old Vic) has been placed in one point-to-point at Lingstown. "She was second to a horse who made £400,000 at the Cheltenham Sale last week, that I actually bid on, so I knew the time of the race and the sectionals were exceptional," said Matt Coleman....

Andrew Balding will bid to chart a familiar path to Classic glory as connections of Gewan (Night Of Thunder) outlined plans for the Dewhurst Stakes winner to take in the Greenham Stakes prior to a tilt at the 2,000 Guineas - meanwhile, 4.8 million gns purchase Barnavara (Calyx) is nearing her debut Down Under for the same Ace Stud-backed ownership group. It was in the Greenham Stakes where Balding unleashed subsequent 2,000 Guineas winner Chaldean in 2023. However, disaster struck in the early-season Group 3 when Frankie Dettori was unshipped...