Champion jockey James McDonald has described Romantic Warrior as “bullet proof” after the star galloper secured a fourth victory in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Danny Shum-trained champion reaffirmed his position among the world’s elite middle-distance horses, taking his tally to 14… Read More »
Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising has extended his remarkable winning streak to 20 with another dominant display in the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on Champions Day at Sha Tin. Trained by David Hayes, the world’s premier sprinter once again showcased his brilliance, unleashing a devastating burst at… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes will use a training method that Lindsay Park used with great effect when Deakin heads to Adelaide for an upcoming Stakes race. The Group 3 The Cummings Stakes (1600m) on May 9 will be Deakin’s first of two winter runs which Stokes hopes will set the gelding up for the spring…. Read More »
It will be a fresh chapter for stakes winner Royal Insignia when he resumes in the $200,000 Wagga Town Plate ahead of a possible winter campaign in Queensland. Taking out the Group 3 Manfred Stakes at three, Royal Insignia subsequently lost form, prompting connections to begrudgingly geld the son of… Read More »
Following a blistering start to his stud career, Home Affairs will head Coolmore Australia’s roster for 2026 at a fee of $176,000. The standout son of I Am Invincible has wasted no time making his mark with four stakes-winning two-year-olds to date, including Golden Slipper winner Guest House. This explosive… Read More »
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It had been a frustrating transfer to the mainland for Geegees Mistruth but the former Tasmanian mare landed the biggest prize of her career, winning the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Formerly trained by Stuart Gandy, Geegees Mistruth won two stakes races as a two-year-old… Read More »
Chris Waller is one win away from joining an exclusive club after Panova delivered him his 199th Group One victory in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. Only two Australian trainers, T J Smith and Bart Cummings, have produced the winners of more than 200 majors with the legendary pair finishing… Read More »
Tyler Schiller has labelled Rotagilla a “progressive horse” after the gelding adapted to a change of tactics to post a powerful win in the Anzac Day Cup at Randwick. Schiller had anticipated being positive on the four-year-old, but when he jumped awkwardly, the jockey pivoted to Plan B and rode… Read More »
A start in the South Australian Derby will be considered for Silvasista after her impressive win in the Listed VRC St Leger at Flemington. The Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) will be run at Morphettville next Saturday while there is the option of the Group 3 SA Fillies Classic… Read More »
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will head north to Brisbane with Blind Raise after his impressive win at Flemington. Blind Raise took out the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, the same race stablemate Epimeles won in 2024. Busuttin and Young made the decision to spell Epimeles after… Read More »
Kris Lees remains committed to giving Randwick winner Cantiamo another shot at stakes company, but he may be forced to reassess when and where that happens. Lees did have his sights on the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone next month but the nature of the filly’s victory in… Read More »
An opportunity to bank Sydney Saturday prizemoney ahead of an ambitious spring program convinced David Payne to give Bangkok Hottie one more run, and she dually delivered with an emphatic win at Randwick. Payne indicated he would spell the filly after her last start victory in a midweek maiden at… Read More »
The record-breaking Flightline colt out of Lucrezia, who sold for US$10.5 million at last week’s OBS Spring Sale, has officially been named Zedan and has entered training with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Park. The colt’s name holds personal meaning for his ownership group, with Zedan… Read More »
A total of 478 lots have been catalogued for the Inglis Digital April (Late) Online Sale, which will be conducted across two days for the first time next week. The auction will feature the inaugural Australian Broodmare Sale Session, consisting of 268 entries including 200 broodmares and 68 race fillies,… Read More »
The result of the bumper race at Perth was dramatically overturned after the incorrect winner was initially declared following a photo-finish error. The final race of the three-day festival, run at 5.35pm, saw stablemates Ksar D’Oudairies and Fiskardo, both trained by Mickey Bowen, fight out a tight finish. After reviewing… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes is hoping a couple of ‘changes’ will bring out the best in Tycoon Star at Morphettville. Tycoon Star runs in the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) on Saturday with a positive performance expected to lead the colt to… Read More »
Senior jockey Rhys McLeod is set for an extended period out of the saddle after suffering a fractured pelvis in a fall following the final race at Pakenham on Thursday night. The 43-year-old was dislodged after guiding Lim’s Smythe ($5) into seventh position in the last event on the program…. Read More »
Group 1-winning Victorian trainer Henry Dwyer has continued to expand his northern hemisphere operation, securing two juveniles at the Goffs Breeze Up Sale on Wednesday (UK time). Dwyer, who prepares three-time European Group 1-winning sprinter Asfoora, purchased a colt by Too Darn Hot for ÂŁ100,000 and a filly by St… Read More »
It has been a long road back for the 2024 Melbourne Cup winner Knight’s Choice who will have only his second start in the seventeen months since that famous victory on the first Tuesday in November when he lines up for the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday…. Read More »
