Star colt Pierro has been retired with stud negotiations to begin in earnest over the next few weeks. His retirement following his second to Sacred Falls in Saturday’s Doncaster Mile comes just days after that of champion Black Caviar with whom Pierro’s name has been mentioned as a possible mate… Read More »
Black Caviar’s half brother All Too Hard has been named on Vinery Stud’s 2013 stallion roster for a first season fee of $66,000. The triple Group One winner is scheduled to have his final Australian start in the All Aged Stakes on Saturday week which will determine whether he goes… Read More »
Pierro’s bid to keep his unbeaten record in Sydney intact has gained a further boost with barrier four in Saturday’s Doncaster Mile. The three-year-old is the dominant favourite for the prestigious race over what is regarded as the toughest 1600m course in the country but his owner Greg Kolivos is… Read More »
Helenus, the sire of 2012 Australian Derby winner Ethiopia, has died from complications during surgery. The winner of three Group One races, the 2002 Caulfield Guineas and Victoria Derby and the 2003 Rosehill Guineas, was also the sire of Cedarberg, winner of the 2011 BMW. Like Cedarberg, who collapsed and… Read More »
Star colt All Too Hard’s racing career is not over yet with the Group One All Aged Stakes in Sydney and Royal Ascot back on the agenda. All Too Hard was a race morning scratching from the Australian Guineas on March 2 due to an elevated temperature, prompting doubts over… Read More »
The racing future of star colt All Too Hard is in doubt. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said there was no need to rush into a decision but the valuable stallion prospect’s blood count was still “not quite 100 per cent” after a minor setback leading into the Australian Guineas. He said… Read More »
The two highest-profile colts in the country will run in different states on Saturday. But another showdown in Sydney between Pierro and All Too Hard looms as a potential carnival highlight in the coming weeks. All Too Hard’s co-trainer Wayne Hawkes confidently declared this week that he would love to… Read More »
Weather is the biggest concern for co-trainer Wayne Hawkes as star colt All Too Hard powers towards his third-straight Group One win in Saturday’s Australian Guineas. All Too Hard is in great shape and holds a clear class edge in the $500,000 feature but any significant downpours before Saturday’s Flemington… Read More »
Pierro has already cemented his status as one of the best colts of his generation. But in an ominous sign for his rivals, one of the men who knows him best believes he is a more complete horse this campaign. Former jockey Mark Newnham, now right-hand man to trainer Gai… Read More »
Valuable colt All Too Hard will have to overcome a wide barrier if he’s to win his third Group One race on the trot in Saturday’s Australian Guineas. The star three-year-old has come up with barrier 14 for the 1600m feature at Flemington after a full field of 16 and… Read More »
Jim Cassidy will ride New Zealand Group One winner Sacred Falls in Saturday’s Hobartville Stakes replacing the suspended Leith Innes. Sacred Falls suffered the first defeat of his seven-start career when he finished fifth as favourite in the Royal Sovereign Stakes last Saturday week. The NZ 2000 Guineas winner was… Read More »
The question of whether to race Tougher Than Ever on a seven-day back-up is almost as difficult as where to do it. The three-year-old put up a stirling performance against older horses in appalling conditions to run second to surprise winner Alma’s Fury in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes at Warwick Farm…. Read More »
All Too Hard will go in search of his third Group One win from three starts this year in Saturday’s Australian Guineas at Flemington. Senior trainer John Hawkes confirmed on Sunday All Too Hard had pulled up well from the Futurity Stakes and the intention was to back him up… Read More »
Remarkable stallion Redoute’s Choice is on the brink of a milestone. Filly Global Balance gave the Arrowfield Stud stallion his 99th stakes winner with her success in the Listed Tasmanian Oaks under lights on Wednesday. And while the champion sire has chances with stakes runners in four states on Saturday,… Read More »
All Too Hard will attempt to add two more Group One wins to his record over the next two Saturdays. The Hawkes training team confirmed on Sunday the colt would run in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield with the intention of backing up a week later in the Australian Guineas… Read More »
Pierro has had a searching hit-out in a 1200m barrier trial ahead of his return to racing in a couple of weeks. His lightly-raced Gai Waterhouse-trained stablemate Landing led the field up in the 1200m trial at Warwick Farm with Pierro closing to within three-quarters of a length under Mark… Read More »
New Zealander It’s A Dundeel has returned to Sydney to begin his Australian Derby campaign and will be seen against Pierro in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on Friday. The Murray Baker-trained colt won four races in NSW last spring including the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. He went… Read More »
The Australian Guineas is likely to be removed from All Too Hard’s autumn agenda to give the star colt his best chance of setting the record straight in Sydney. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes has outlined a program which takes in only one more run in Melbourne before All Too Hard returns… Read More »
Mike Moroney admits it will be a tough ask for Wall Street to match it with All Too Hard on Saturday but he still believes there’s a big race win left in the veteran galloper. The eight-year-old kicks off his campaign in Saturday’s Group One C F Orr Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn goes into the first Group One race of the year knowing he’s on a colt capable of taking him on the ride of a lifetime. Caulfield Guineas winner All Too Hard returns in Saturday’s C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, a race that will kick-start the autumn… Read More »
