Mishani Army Out in Force

Tara Madgwick - Friday Sep 22

The first Australian juvenile race of the season will be run at Toowoomba on Saturday with the $85,000 Pat O’Shea Plate (1000m) attracting ten entries including one youngster by a first season sire.

The Mishani bred and owned horses dominate the field with six of the runners trained by trained by Les Ross and sporting their colours… a racecaller’s nightmare!

Advertisement

Among their contingent is Mishani Eclipse, a gelding by Telemon Thoroughbreds first season sire Sun City, who was a brilliant juvenile stakes-winner by Zoustar.

Advertisment

More Reading...

2027 Golden Slipper Entries – Sortable Sale Mail – Find Out More

The new season is nearly upon us and that means all over the country a new crop of rising two year-olds are taking baby steps in the best stables in the land with the Australian Turf Club announcing this week they had received 1881 entries for the 2027 Golden Slipper, so who is in the race?

New 2YO SW for Pinatubo

Darley shuttler Pinatubo (IRE) will have a great chance in the $1million Group III MRC Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m) at Sandown on Saturday with 3YO filly Sequinned and overnight in France he added a new stakes-winner to his tally.

Breeding To Win - G1 CF Orr Stakes

The last Autumn running of the CF Orr Stakes in 2025 closed a long chapter when Another Wil narrowly denied Mr Brightside consecutive victories and the historic first running of the “new” race in November last year had a worthy winner in race favourite Jimmysstar, who is back to defend his title.

G1 CF Orr Stakes - An Old Race in a New Time Slot

Four days of Flemington action are behind us for another year, and what a grand feast of horse racing it was - now Melbourne’s carnival continues with the second running of the MRC's time-honoured G1 CF Orr Stakes, in its new place on the racing calendar.

ATO Takes Harder Line on Losses

For such a contentious topic—particularly for participants in the thoroughbred industry—the wait for updated ATO guidance on whether an activity is a “business” or a “hobby” has certainly been a long one.

Ace Stud Add Night of Thunder Stallion to Roster

The European sister farm to Yulong, Ace Stud have announced the addition of a new stallion to their Newmarket roster with Zeus Olympios to join Shaquille and Lucky Vega, who is finishing his Australian season in the Hunter Valley after switching from Victoria.

Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill Appointed NZB’s American Representatives

NZB are thrilled to announce the appointment of Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill as American-based Sale Representatives.

Expensive Ready to Run Graduate Primed for G1 NZ 2000 Guineas

There is plenty of hype surrounding promising gelding Thunder In Motion ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, and trainer Mark Forbes is hoping he can deliver in the southern Classic.

Remembering Sunline – The Queen of the Cox Plate Before Winx

From our vantage point in 2026, we can look back at modern Cox Plate history and marvel at how quickly the years are passing.

Debut Winners Join Road to TAB Karaka Millions 2YO

The $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) dream is well and truly alive for two big groups of owners following first-start victories by two-year-old fillies at Te Rapa and Tauherenikau last weekend.