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Perpetual motion: A deeper dive into why international 2-year-olds race more
Wednesday Racing: Aroused cruises to the line
Fairway Thoroughbreds splashed the cash for Aroused and she looks like a star of the future with a straightforward victory at Ballarat on debut. So You Think had a big day with three interstate winners including debutant So Royal, while Home Affairs quinellaed the 3-year-old race at Rosehill.
October 1st 2026
Book not full yet: Sword Of State has space even after Warwoven's win
With the book full sign yet to go up for Sword Of State in 2026, it’s short odds to be closed by the end of the week after Warwoven’s brilliant victory in the G1 Golden Rose Stakes on Saturday. He’s not the only horse in Cambridge Stud’s barn that is flying with all their proven stallions celebrating a Group winner already this season.
October 1st 2026
Modern Games filly tops day 2 at Goffs Orby
The Goffs Orby Book 1 Yearling Sale concluded with all metrics up. Turnover was up 3%, and the average up 4% and median climbed 5% on 2025. The second day’s top lot was the Modern Games half-sister to Group 1 winner Senorita Bonita, who Godolphin purchased for €1.3 million.
October 1st 2026
Sectionally Speaking: Ripping Golden Rose run shortens Warwoven's Guineas odds
Another weekend of spectacular spring action is over, and form analyst Nic Ashman is on hand to unpack who really sizzled and whose victory was a cakewalk. Which fillies should we be following through the spring, and who only needs the right run to come out on top?
September 30th 2026
Lazzura provides another Golden moment for B2B
The ever-consistent Lazzura landed another stakes victory in the G2 Golden Pendant at the weekend, providing an excellent opportunity for her owners B2B Thoroughbreds to reflect on an exciting year to date in racing. Co-director Ricky Surace Jnr outlines plans for some of their most promising horses, and talks through the metholodogies that have led to their success.
September 30th 2026
Justify filly tops the Orby Yearling Sale at €1.4 million
On day one of the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale, the half-sister to triple Group 1 winner and this weekend’s G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hope Minnie Hauk sold to Coolmore for €1.4 million. Overall the Goffs Orby Sale’s gross for the first day was up by 15% while the average also rose and the median stayed the same as 2025.
September 30th 2026
Trial report: Full brother to King Kirk shows off similarity
Current and future stars stepped out in the Hawkesbury heats on Tuesday, where Overpass took another step closer to his Australian return, Satono Glow made light work of her rivals, and a full brother to a G3 Breeders' Plate winner turned heads with a sharp first trial.
September 30th 2026
Matings Mix: Sword Of State earns second date with Warwoven's dam
Freshly anointed G1 Golden Rose Stakes winner Warwoven is the third top tier proof this year of Kia Ora Stud's matings decisions. In today's Matings Mix, General Manager Shane Wright talks through some of this season's matches, particularly the high calibre mares helping fellow Group 1-winning graduate Tropicus hit the ground running.
September 29th 2026
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Perpetual motion: A deeper dive into why international 2-year-olds race more
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Sectionally Speaking: Ripping Golden Rose run shortens Warwoven's Guineas odds
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Matings Mix: Sword Of State earns second date with Warwoven's dam
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