One of the key possibles for the A$15 million Everest Eduardo ended his season with a second Gr.1 win for trainer Joe Pride, with a front-running performance under Nash Rawiller in the A$1m TAB Doomben 10,000 (1200m). The Gr.1 Galaxy Stakes winner, led the 11-horse field from barrier six and rolled along in the lead but appeared in danger of being swamped at the 200-metre mark. However, he dug deep under Rawiller's vigorous riding, fending off the late-charging Wild Planet by a long neck with The Harrovian producing an excellent performance with a view to next month's Stradbroke Handicap in finishing third. Vega One Trekking and Splintex rounded out the top-six with 1.5 lengths covering the ...

The Fijian word Malua means "wait a while", but Troy Corstensisn’t one to wait and watch the world go by and neither did Malua the horse whom the stable is named after. Leon and Troy Corsten’s owned Malua Racing runs like clockwork with prominent multiple Group One-winning racehorse trainer Leon Corsten training horses chosen by his son based on years of experience. Leon worked with Bart Cummings for 25 years before he decided to part ways in 1994. His most cherished Group 1 victories though have been those won in partnership with Troy coming with Awesome Rock and Montoya’s Secret. Over the 2021 yearling sales season, Troy purchased 26 yearlings for over A$3 million. Troy chats with The Imp ...

Guy Mulcaster, key bloodstock consultant and buying agent for leading trainer Chris Waller recently spent over A$7 million to buy 22 quality yearlings during the Australian Yearling sales season including two I am Invincible colts for A$800,000 and A$580,000 as well as a colt by the hugely popular American Triple Crown winner American Pharoah for A$650,000. With over 30 years of experience and over 41 Group One winners to his credit, Guy Mulcaster is one of the most respected bloodstock agents in the Southern Hemisphere. He was the one that found Winx and that probably says it all. Mulcaster speaks with The Impact about his purchases and his passion.

Chuang is no stranger to extraordinary moments and upheld his title as Thoroughbred Industry royalty during the Australasian Yearling Sales season through his sale-topping purchases. Although the Hong Kong-based co-owner of Hermitage Thoroughbreds was unable to travel to Australia to personally inspect the sales, in a new chapter, he has partnered with John Messara and Chris Waller to help him select and race three high-value Thoroughbreds. The owner of Satinu Resources Group and multi-Group One winning The Autumn Sun speaks to The Impact about the things that influence his buying decisions, his plans for his new yearling purchases, and shed light on his partnership with Waller and Messara. ...

Blueblood Thoroughbreds' star mare Secret Agenda was retired from racing after an illustrious career consisting of 23 starts, including seven wins, five seconds and a third placing, as well as A$1,549,400 in prizemoney. A Single Doubt out of Negotiate was purchased for a mere A$120,000 from the Arrowfield Stud draft at the 2014 Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Carol Walsh who got the deal done, paying A$750,000 for the first foal of the mare who did more than any other to build her syndication business, Secret Agenda. Co-owner Walsh speaks to The Impact in a phone interview about her exciting I Am Invincible colt who was A$500,000 dearer than anything else she’s ever bought, her sentimental an ...