With another Spring Carnival over and done with, it never ceases to amaze me the wonderful stories that come out of the industry. The story of Incentivise is a wonderful one, but n ...

The 2021 Melbourne Cup deserves to hold a special place in history. It was the day that Verry Elleegant proved that she was worthy to be placed alongside the very best gallopers th ...

We have looked at a lot of champions who made their name in the Melbourne Spring over the last couple of months. Some have been that rare type that has been able to win the Victori ...

Herald (Melbourne, Vic.: 1861 - 1954), Monday 9 October 1911, page 2 NOTED HORSE OWNER MR DAN O’BRIEN. WHY HE SOLD CARBINE. The name of Dan O’Brien is not likely to ever die ou ...

Wallace, Donald Smith (1844–1900) by Alan W. Black This article was published in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, 1976 online in 2006 Donald Smith Wallace (1844- ...

Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.: 1864 - 1946), Saturday 21 June 1930, page 17 WALTER HICKENBOTHAM. CARBINE’S TRAINER DEAD. The last time I saw Walter Hickenbotham was in the saddli ...

Carbine was retired in October 1891 with career earnings of £29,626, that remained a record in Australasia for thirty years. Only a few months earlier in July, Wallace had purchas ...

Amberite is a hugely underrated racehorse and no doubt one to the best sons of Carbine to grace a racetrack. He is one of only three horses to have won the AJC Derby, Caulfield Cup ...

Century is another name in Australian racing that is fading into the mists of time. At one stage he was a superstar of the turf and a champion stallion whose name every breeder wan ...

La Carabine might well be the most underrated galloper in Australian history. Her name is rarely mentioned when great horses of the past come to mind even though she won ten stakes ...