Manikato Stakes winner Sea Siren heads 24 Australian entries for Hong Kong International day in December. The four Group One races will be run at Sha Tin on December 9, carrying prize money of $HK72 million ($A9 million) which puts the event among the lucrative racedays worldwide. Australian entries for [...]
The Tristarc Stakes is a Group 2 horse race for mares four years old and over. Raced under set weight and penalty conditions, this 1400 metre event is hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club. Held on the same day as the Group 1 Caulfield Cup, the Tristarc Stakes is an [...]
The spring stocks of trainer John Sadler have been dealt a blow with the retirement of Group winner Sister Madly. But that disappointment could be softened if reinvigorated gelding Linton can make a successful return at Moonee Valley in Saturday’s Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m). Sister Madly [...]
Multiple Group winning mare Sister Madly has been retired just days after disappointing in a barrier trial. The superbly related six-year-old, a half-sister to champion Hong Kong sprinter Silent Witness, pulled up with a sore foot following the trial on Monday. Subsequent tests showed she was also suffering from a [...]
When Sister Madly came to John Sadler’s stable she was a dual Group winner at a career crossroad. Under his care she blossomed into one of the most consistent sprinting mares of last year’s spring. She finished in the top two at her four runs, including a second to Sepoy [...]
A stable favourite will be a welcome addition to trainer Matthew Smith’s spring team with Group One winner Hurtle Myrtle to continue her racing career. Hurtle Myrtle’s future on the racetrack was uncertain after she was sold for $400,000 to Segenhoe Stud during last month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. [...]
Top-class mare Sister Madly, who was robbed of an autumn campaign because of an infection, is back in John Sadler’s stable to be prepared for the feature spring sprints. Racing manager Troy Corstens said the five-year-old mare had got the all clear after being scoped and came back into work [...]
Sister Madly’s autumn preparation has been skittled by a lung infection and the mare won’t race again until the spring. Trainer John Sadler had been preparing the Redoute’s Choice five-year-old for Group One sprint features such as the Lightning Stakes or Oakleigh Plate, William Reid Stakes and the upcoming Sportingbet [...]
Champion jockey Damien Oliver capped a memorable day with his victory aboard Sister Madly in the Group Two Salinger Stakes at Flemington giving him a Derby Day treble.
John Sadler is hopeful Sister Madly can again finish in front of the classy More Joyous in Saturday’s Group Two Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield.
