For a second year in a row, a sister to dual Group 1 winner Prowess has sold for seven figures at the Karaka Yearling Sale. The top lot of Tuesday’s third and final day of Book 1 at New Zealand’s premier yearling sale was the Hallmark Stud filly by Proisir… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas has indicated he wants No Limitation to have a better race day experience than the one she had on debut before giving the filly a break. Douglas has No Limitation entered in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday. A two-year-old daughter of Exceedance from Piero… Read More »
Manaal served notice that she is poised to return to the Group 1 scene as a major player this Autumn Carnival with an eye-catching trial at Randwick on Tuesday. Despite a light ride from Jason Collett, last year’s ATC Sires’ winner powered home from last midway down the straight to run… Read More »
Mr Brightside will return to the scene of his maiden victory when he trials at Geelong. The Lindsay Park-trained galloper won his maiden at Geelong in July 2021, his third race start and the beginning of a six straight wins streak that eventually led to Mr Brightside becoming one of Australia’s… Read More »
Tajanis has given Chris Waller a third win in the Australia Day Cup, all of which have been achieved with imported gallopers. The Listed race at Warwick Farm on Monday was the feature event on the day with the Waller stable providing the first and third placegetters. Waller had previous won the… Read More »
The Mike Moroney & Glen Thompson stable has been patient with highly promising Coeur Volante who is about to embark on her latest campaign. Coeur Volante is one of 22 nominations for the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. The lightly raced four-year-old daughter of Proisir has not raced… Read More »
The sister to Orchestral who set a New Zealand sale-ring record on Monday is bound for Australia after being bought by Chris Waller and Guy Mulcaster. The formidable combination went to NZ$2.4 million to secure the daughter of Savabeel and Symphonic, who was bought on behalf of an existing client… Read More »
With stable numbers at a premium, many trainers will use the luxury of a pre-trainer early in a preparation to ease the burden of getting their charges ready. A month or five weeks of light work before returning to their trainer short circuits the time it takes to get a… Read More »
A rich restricted race in Sydney is the immediate target for last start Flemington winner Cavalry Girl. The Tom Dabernig-trained filly is headed to Randwick on Saturday week for the $2 million Inglis Millennium over 1100m. Dabernig said the filly remains in contention for the Blue Diamond Stakes, but with… Read More »
There will be no race meeting on the Australia Day holiday in Victoria with extreme hot weather forcing the postponement of the Geelong meeting. Monday’s meeting has been delayed 24 hours and will run in conjunction with the Horsham meeting on Tuesday. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting temperatures at… Read More »
Group 1 winning mare Benedetta is set to trial at Balnarring in preparation for her racetrack return. Trainer Jason Warren has earmarked the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on February 15 for the mare’s first start since June. Benedetta has been off the scene since finishing midfield in the Group… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Wodeton won’t be seen in the Canonbury Stakes with trainer Chris Waller happy to adopt a more patient approach to his autumn carnival preparation. The Coolmore-owned colt scored a sensational debut win at Rosehill earlier this month to earn top billing for the two-year-old showstopper and next Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Fireworks flew early on Sunday’s opening day of the Karaka Yearling Sale with a colt by boom stallion Wootton Bassett headlining a number of lots who went through early that achieved good results. Michael Freedman teamed up Michael Wallace and Coolmore ‘s Tom Magnier to pay NZ$725,000 for Curraghmore’s colt by… Read More »
We take a look at a recap of the racing at Ascot on Saturday 25th January which was headlined by the Scenic Blast Stakes. WIN OF THE DAY Things didn’t go her way in the Miss Andretti Stakes when an unlucky third, but Twain’s Angel made amends in a big way by… Read More »
Political Debate has ended a two-and-a-half year hiatus from the winner’s stall with a hard-fought victory at Randwick in what connections hope will give the Group One placegetter a much-needed confidence boost. The five-year-old’s only other win came in the Listed Phoenix Stakes at Eagle Farm in June 2022, a start… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg revealed a sad postscript to the exciting return victory of Royal Insignia in a Stakes race at Sandown. The colt’s dam Yau Chin was humanely euthanised 24 hours before Royal Insignia took out the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Yan Chin also produced Written By,… Read More »
The Red, Purple Sash, White Sleeves, Purple Cap of the Freedman clan have been carried to success in many big races in Australia and overseas. They were the colours when Lee Freedman and his brothers Anthony, Richard and Michael were the FBI and a force to be reckoned with during… Read More »
Superbly bred mare Clear Thinking has taken her unbeaten run to four with a gallant victory at Randwick, earning herself a stakes race opportunity. A daughter of top European sire Dubawi out of Australian Group 1 winner Sweet Idea, Clear Thinking was purchased by Arrowfield Stud supremo John Messara during a… Read More »
After a stint on the sidelines with injury, jockey Michael Dee has made a return to the winner’s circle at Sandown. Dee partnered with the Enver Jusufovic-trained Philosopher to claim the Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. A fall at the Flemington jump-outs in November left Dee with separation to… Read More »
John Thompson brought debutante Open Secret to Randwick hoping to bank enough prizemoney for an Inglis Millennium start and instead came away with a bonus win, the filly claiming the scalp of $1.75 million colt Unites States in the process. Thompson typically likes to trial his two-year-olds twice, but with the $2… Read More »
