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Harry Bentley conquers Happy Valley on first ride at the city circuit
Stationed in a high-rise hotel overlooking Happy Valley racecourse during an obligatory three-week quarantine period, Harry Bentley capitalised on unorthodox track research by making a perfect debut at the city circuit at last night’s meeting by winning the Class 3 Pottinger Handicap (2200m) on Vincy (Elzaam). Making light of the quirky track’s undulations and cambers,... Read More
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Contributer’s fee increased on back of success of Lion’s Roar
Contributer (High Chaparral), the sire of Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Lion’s Roar, will headline New Zealand farm Mapperley Stud’s stallion roster for the upcoming breeding season where he will stand for an increased fee of NZ$22,000 (plus GST). His first crop of three-year-olds have experienced a strong season on the track led, of... Read More

Extreme Choice to stand for private fee in 2021
Newgate Farm announced yesterday that this season’s leading first season and Golden Slipper- (Gr 1, 1200m) winning sire Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) will stand for a private fee in 2021. Extreme Choice, who has five winners to his name and leads both the first season and two-year-old sire standings this term, stood for... Read More

Tony Fung severs ties with Phoenix Thoroughbreds
A partnership between two big-hitting players of Australia’s thoroughbred industry appears to have come to an abrupt end after Aquis Farm principal Tony Fung vowed not to race horses with Phoenix Thoroughbreds, in the wake of the latter’s prize-money being frozen by Racing NSW and Racing Victoria on Friday last week, as the saga into... Read More

Victoria’s Leneva Park Seymour launches Fierce Impact at fee of $16,500
Champion miler son of Deep Impact to be joined by Invincible Spirit’s Royal Meeting Australia’s newest stud farm, Victoria’s Leneva Park, has announced the service fees for its inaugural line-up, high-class miler Fierce Impact, the only three-time Group 1 winner by Japan’s late breedshaper Deep Impact (Sunday Silence), and fellow internationally-bred topflight winner Royal Meeting... Read More

Dubois weighing up Champagne option for talented Astern colt Arnaqueur
Promising two-year-old Arnaqueur (Astern) is no guarantee to back up in Saturday’s ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick as trainer Jean Dubois ponders the ramifications of raising the bar with the well-bred colt in his first racing campaign. Bred and owned by the David Chaikin-owned Woodpark Stud, a Southern Highland property managed by... Read More