Newgate daily racing briefMonday 9 November 2026
Racing in New South Wales paused on Monday, with the Scone meeting postponed while apprentice Izzy Neale remains in a critical condition after Sunday's fall at Warren. Elsewhere there is better news on Autumn Glow, a retirement date set for Forever Young, and fresh sales and funding numbers from both hemispheres.
Apprentice jockey Izzy Neale was airlifted to hospital after a fall at Warren on Sunday and remains in a critical condition. Monday's Scone meeting was postponed following discussions with jockeys and trainers.
Forever Young (JPN) will make the final start of his career in the Tokyo Daishoten (G1) on 29 December at Ohi Racecourse in Tokyo. Trainer Yoshito Yahagi announced the plan on Sunday via X. The horse will be retired after the race.
Pedigrees: Forever Young
Chris Waller said Autumn Glow pulled up mildly lame after her 1.25-length Champions Mile win over stablemate Lindermann, but X-rays and scans were clear and the issue was bruising in her foot, since attended to by the farrier. The mare is comfortable on anti-inflammatories and her spring is over, leaving her with a record of 15-0-1 from 16 starts and six Group 1 wins. Waller indicated sprint and mile races in the autumn, with the George Ryder shaping as her main target alongside the Apollo and Canterbury Stakes, and said he was reluctant to return to 2000m. He also played down an overseas campaign, citing travel demands and Australian prize money.
Pedigrees: Autumn Glow, Lindermann, Joliestar
Magic Millions has released a catalogue of 1,280 lots for its 2027 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, which opens the Australasian yearling selling season. The catalogue includes a strong representation of proven stallions, 22 first-season sires and an extensive selection of yearlings from Group 1-winning mares.
Claiborne Farm went to $240,000 for the seven-year-old Blame mare Hypersport (hip 2150) to top the sixth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The two-time stakes winner sold in foal to Fierceness. The session saw 264 horses gross $9,962,200 at an average of $37,736 and a median of $29,000, with the average down 7.88 per cent and the median down 3.33 per cent on the corresponding session of the record 2025 sale, and a buy-back rate of 19.76 per cent. Claiborne's Walker Hancock, who sold all 14 horses the farm offered, said young, unexposed mares with early covers by attractive sires sold very well, while late covers and older mares were tough.
Pedigrees: Hypersport
Tasracing recorded a total comprehensive loss of $1.35 million for 2025/26, up from $1.21 million, with the pre-tax loss widening to $1.89 million. Revenue rose to $76.12 million but expenses grew faster to $78.02 million, while racefield revenue fell 4.9 per cent to $21.78 million after a kennel cough outbreak cost 12 greyhound meetings and thoroughbred margins weakened. Wagering on Tasmanian racing totalled $691 million against a $728 million target, with thoroughbred turnover easing to $319 million from a reduced program of 65 meetings and 528 races, lifting turnover per thoroughbred race about 8 per cent. A 10-year industry strategy has been signed off, though state funding beyond 2029 remains unsettled.
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