Tim Rowe

2 weeks ago | thestraight.com.au | Tim Rowe

The art of pinhooking is not for the faint hearted, but while increasing costs have made margins for investors even finer, there was still profit to be had in returning horses to the Australasian market in 2025. Australasia’s pinhookers turned a collective profit of more than $700,000 across 329 horses at the yearling sales in 2025, with the boom and bust nature of the challenging pursuit of trading young stock on full display.

2 weeks ago | thestraight.com.au | Tim Rowe

In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Riversdale celebrates You Wahng’s Queensland Oaks win, Inglis James Price on the declining foal crop, why Hellbent is tracking a champion’s stats and an American success in the Yulong colours. For the Hunter Valley’s Riversdale Farm, Saturday’s Queensland Oaks win by You Wahng was extra special. The Hodges family has been breeding thoroughbreds for decades, with Riversdale credited in more recent times with selling Group 1 winners Nettoyer, Samadoubt and Behemoth.

3 weeks ago | thestraight.com.au | Tim Rowe

Technical issues besetting the low latency Sky Racing vision have forced Tabcorp to revert to a delayed stream on the company’s wagering website while they investigate the problem. However, the glitch is not affecting the fast broadcast of the Sky 1 and 2 channels on the TAB app, which is streaming the quickest available vision of thoroughbred, greyhound and harness meetings to its account holders, mirroring the low latency feed shown in pubs and clubs.

3 weeks ago | thestraight.com.au | Tim Rowe

Among the top 200 wealthiest Australian people profiled in the recent Australian Financial Review Rich List is a host of racing identities who share a passion for the thoroughbred industry. Eddie Hirsch bought four mares at last week’s Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast, but his investment easily flew under the radar. With 24 million-dollar lots and Zougotcha selling for $5.25 million, Hirsch’s quartet cost a relatively modest combined price of $435,000.

3 weeks ago | thestraight.com.au | Tim Rowe

In today's Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe examines the emergence of Brisbane two-year-old Cool Archie, a $100,000 yearling by Newhaven Park's Cool Aza Beel while an era in Malaysian racing has come to an end. In the sales arena, perception can often overrule reality and it’s easy to get caught up in the hype, particularly when the buyer such as a trainer or syndicator has taken on the risk of being able to on-sell the horse to owners.