Griffiths de Kock Racing was one of the top purchasers of the 2020 Karaka Ready to Run Sale. Recently, Cranbourne-based trainer Robbie Griffiths has entered into a training partnership with Mathew De Kock, the son of 126-time Group 1-winning South African trainer Mike De Kock. Racing Victoria officially approved the partnership earlier this year in October, with the pair to be based at Griffiths’ existing Cranbourne facility. The 29-year-old De Kock has been based in Australia since March and had initially intended to train in his own right at Cranbourne until Griffiths presented him with the partnership opportunity a few months ago. After a successful career as a jockey, Robbie Griffiths p ...

Popular southern hemisphere shuttler Reliable Man, who returned to Gestut Rottgen last month after a spell at Haras d'Annebault, will stand for €6,500 after the Cologne stud announced its fees for 2021. He has sired Gr.1 star Miss Sentimental and Miami Bound in Australia and New Zealand, while on Saturday he was responsible for Kirin-Railway Stakes Handicap winner Inspirational Girl, who was providing her sire with his third individual Group 1 winner when taking out the Ascot highlight. The Grant and Alana Williams-trained 5YO had won the Gr.3 Asian Beau Stakes on her previous start and has been beaten only twice in 11 outings. Sven and Carina Hanson's grey son of Dalakhani, winner of the P ...

St James's Palace Stakes-winning Without Parole has returned home from the US stable of Chad Brown and is settling into life at Newsells Park Stud in Hertfordshire, where he will begin stallion duty at an introductory fee of £10,000. The 5YO the son of Frankel was bred by John and Tanya Gunther and has now come full circle having been born and raised at Newsells. Without Parole can look forward to some choice mating plans in progress. The Royal Ascot winner is now safely ensconced in the Newsells Park stallion yard. Although Gunther and her father breed on something of a boutique level, their talents have been showcased by an exceptionally high number of their graduates earning berths at st ...

Gr.1 winner-Alligator Blood has a new home in Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott's racing stables. Waterhouse confirmed they had secured the star 4YO on social media, with owner Allan Endresz telling Racing.com the decision was a “no brainer”. The final sealer, which made it really quick to make the decision and not sit and wait, was Gai’s tenacity. She’s a true blue Alligator Blood, baby.” Endresz said Waterhouse and Bott’s stables in New South Wales and Victoria meant it would be easier for Alligator Blood to be targeted at various races in the two states. “It’s superb for us,” he said. “Adrian and Gai love the horse. The stabling complex there is exactly what we want. “We ar ...

David Ellis and his Te Akau Racing Syndicates owned Imperatriz overcame a wide drawn and heavy 10 ground to score a short neck win on debut in the 1000m juvenile contest as the favourite at Otaki. David bought the I Am Invincible 2YO filly for A$360,000 at Magic Millions from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft and she is the second foal and first winner for Berimbau a Group II placed Shamardal (USA) mare from the family of Group II winner Royal Courtship. Hi trainer Jamie Richards said, “She was a filly that the more we did early with her, the better she became and it was a good tough first-up win,” “We gave her a bit and she trialled well at Matamata. Her action suggested she might appreciate s ...