Incoming WA stallion Jimmy Choux (NZ) has sired his first Group 1 winner with The Bostonian in the Doomben 10,000 (1200m).

They say it takes a village to raise a child and in the case of Kevin Corsten’s handy galloper Cath’s Village – there are a village of owners involved.

Leading bloodstock agent Mark Pilkington is hoping lightning strikes twice at Morphettville this weekend.

Results at the Inglis Broodmare & Weanling Sale that closed at Riverside Stables on Monday indicated market-confidence is sky-high ahead the 2019 breeding season.

Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia (FBAA) topped 60 wins in April with Bluegrass Bloodstock’s Lenny Russo and his clients welcoming 9 of them back to scale.

As far as birthday presents go, winning a Group Two with a horse you bred and part-own is tough to top.

Trainer Barry Baldwin will set The Candy Man for stakes races at the Brisbane winter carnival following his fifth win in a row at the Gold Coast.

All Too Hard youngster Frosted Gold (Aus) staked his claim for Champion 2yo honours in South Africa with more black-type on Saturday.

Scenic Lodge were well-prepared for a future after Blackfriars and they got the succession plan right with Snippetson and Universal Ruler.

Last Friday’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale attracted a deep buying bench with three Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia members figuring on the Top 10 leader-board.

The Western Australian racing, breeding and equestrian industries are shocked and saddened by news that Taunton Vale owner Kent Johnston has died.