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Bringing the best to Adelaide

Bringing the best to Adelaide

SAMANTHA Hill has attended too many yearling sales to make bold predictions, but the Birdwood horsewoman thinks her ‘Class of 2026’ is “probably the best bunch we’ve had for a few years”. “There’s something to like about all of them,” she said. Sam is preparing 10 yearlings – eight

Is he the best pacer in the world?

Is he the best pacer in the world?

HE’S been hailed as the best pacer in the southern hemisphere for several years. Now the mighty Leap To Fame can lay claim to be one of the best horses the world has seen following his heart-stopping win in tonight’s $1million Garrards Miracle Mile at Club Menangle. He

Boom youngster maintains perfect record with Derby win

Boom youngster maintains perfect record with Derby win

IF there were any critics suggesting he gets his own way in his races, Hollywood Strip laid those ‘knockers’ to rest in tonight’s Slingsby Holdings NSW Derby. The Brad Hewitt-trained and driven Hollywood Strip proved one of the stars on a stellar Miracle Mile feature night with his win

Cernovskis’ serving up the winners

Cernovskis’ serving up the winners

TALENTED Bettor’s Delight trotting gelding Drop The Hammer will always hold a special place in the hearts of Southern Tablelands duo Dean and Rikki Cernovskis and Rikki’s parents John and Lesley O’Sullivan. “We bred and sold him at the Australian Pacing Gold sale in 2016. He was

Mare power is McMillan’s creed

Mare power is McMillan’s creed

“OUR philosophy is you can have a sire all you want, you can have all the ingredients you want, but if you don’t have a good cook, it never works. To us it’s mare power.” The speaker is Todd McMillan, the joint owner-manager with wife Tori of Emerald

From ship deck to sale ring

From ship deck to sale ring

The ranks of hobby breeders come from all walks of life, but Hunter Valley enthusiast Wayne Hamilton has a background that is a little outside the typical path. Hamilton is a former officer with the Royal Australian Navy, working on frigates and destroyers for almost two decades. He spent time

Star fillies from the same family

Star fillies from the same family

NONAGENARIAN Victorian breeder Helen Head has nominated two fillies for the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday, March 15 – both from the same maternal family. The pair trace back to the prized matron Madame Han, a mare that Helen and her late husband Graham Head,