The Case for AI thrown out
The long-running and controversial A$10-million case to allow artificial insemination when breeding Australian Thoroughbreds has been defeated.
20th December 2012
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The long-running and controversial A$10-million case to allow artificial insemination when breeding Australian Thoroughbreds has been defeated.
Gr1 Chocolicious has been sold by master trainer Herman Brown jnr to Darren and Elizabeth Dance
Cartier Horse of the Year Frankel, also captured this year’s Cartier Older Horse Award. He has won a total of five Cartier Awards, more than any other horse in the history of the Cartier Racing Awards, having gained the 2010 Cartier 2yo and 2011 Cartier 3yo Awards as well.
Gr1 win for Green Keeper, a son of Right Approach – and making him the best sprinter on the island
Black Caviar has been named Australian Horse of the Year for a second straight year at an awards ceremony in Melbourne.
There are five races on offer from Singapore on Sunday – all on the Polytrack – and while most look to have some solid punting options, it is the Class 3 sprint (race 8) that will get most attention.
While we get a get a bit of everything early (good and bad) the meeting closes with two terrific races that are well worth the wait.
The former Charles Laird-trained Solskjaer gelding Ice Axe made a winning debut on the beautiful Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius, when he downed the odds-on favourite IL Saggiatore to win the Gr1 Le Trophee Du Bicentenaire Du MTC on Saturday.
The first official delegation from China was recently jointly hosted by the South African Veterinary Services and Racing South Africa, representing the SA Equine Trade Council.
The shock late withdrawal of Triple Crown pretender I’ll Have Another, took some of the sparkle out of the 2012 Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park in New York last Saturday. But it turned into a thriller!
Team Valor International announce appointment of former SA-based Assistant Trainer
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
