A heavy Saturday of Australian racing is in front of us, with The Everest and the 150th Caulfield Cup both drawing hot favourites. Overseas, Taylor Made has set North America's highest stud fee for Not This Time, Echo Town has been sold to stand in Iran, and one of Britain's long-serving training names is stepping aside.
Gary Moore to hand training licence to sons Josh and Jamie
Gary Moore's training career will come to an end imminently, according to the Racing Post. His sons Josh and Jamie Moore will take over the licence next week in a new training partnership.
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Not This Time set at $300,000 for 2027
Taylor Made Stallions has released its 2027 roster and fees, with flagship sire Not This Time (by Giant's Causeway) to stand at $300,000 stands and nurses, currently the highest figure for a stallion standing in North America. Sire of 15 Grade 1 winners from seven crops to race, 42 graded stakes winners and 79 black-type winners, he is the No. 1-ranked General Sire in 2026 with progeny earnings above $28 million. His possible Breeders' Cup team includes Magnitude, Rhetorical, In Our Time and Cy Fair, while Bodacious Bay and Claret Beret have also won at Grade 1 level this year. His yearlings included a $3 million colt at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga Select Sale, bought by Winchell Thoroughbreds.
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Echo Town sold to stand in Iran
Grade 1 winner Echo Town has been sold to stand in Iran, the Paulick Report reports. He is the sire of multiple Grade 3 winner Echo Sound and stakes winners Echo Valley and Elegant Echo.
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Bookmakers brace for Everest day favourites
Racenet reports bookmakers are preparing for a multimillion-dollar payout if Ka Ying Rising and Autumn Glow win their respective Group 1 assignments at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Both are short-priced favourites, with the prospect described as "a nightmare" for the layers.
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Ray Dawson on the road back to a Caulfield Cup ride
Irish-born jockey Ray Dawson will partner Enfjaar for Roger Varian in the 150th Caulfield Cup on Saturday, the pair having qualified through victory in the G3 Glorious Stakes at Goodwood on 1 August. Speaking to Racing.com at Werribee on Thursday, Dawson discussed the six-month ban handed down by the British Horseracing Authority in November 2023 after he admitted taking cocaine, and his earlier struggles with alcohol and substance abuse. He described that period as a turning point that forced him to focus on his own wellbeing.
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Winning Post previews Everest and Caulfield Cup day
The 17 October edition of Winning Post is out, carrying full form guides for at least 12 meetings from Friday to Sunday. At Randwick, Hong Kong sprinter Ka Ying Rising defends his Everest crown against 11 of Australia's top sprinters led by Tempted, while Autumn Glow meets Ceolwulf in the King Charles with Pride Of Jenni the wildcard. At Caulfield, Cosmic Crusader heads a wide-open Cup market and the fillies contest the Thousand Guineas.
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