20 for Duramente Sugar Kun (3 c ex Sugar Heart by Sakura Bakushin O) cemented his Classic credentials in Tokyo on Saturday with a victory in the Aoba Sho (Gr 2, 2400m) and in the process became the 20th individual stakes winner for the late Shadai Stallion Station-based sire Duramente (King Kamehameha). Trained by Hisashi... Read More

Eight for Zoustar Widden Stud’s headline act Zoustar (Northern Meteor) notched his eighth individual elite-level winner when Climbing Star (4 m ex Bryony by Fastnet Rock) landed a thrilling edition of the Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Bred by Qatar Bloodstock, the four-year-old was bought by her trainer Phillip Stokes... Read More

50 for Tavistock Late Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock (Montjeu) hit half a century of individual stakes winners when his daughter Snazzytavi (4 m ex Ritzy Lady by Zabeel) ran out a ready winner of Saturday’s rescheduled Easter Handicap (Gr 3, 1600m) at Te Rapa. Trained by Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall, the mare added a... Read More

3 f Fastnet Rock – Lights Of Heaven by Zabeel O: Mrs J Wanless B: Mrs J Wanless T: Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman W: Roderick Insurance Maiden Plate, 1212m, April 24, Geelong My Xanadu (Fastnet Rock) made a winning start to her career when taking out a maiden over 1212 metres at Geelong on... Read More

The Victorian Owners and Breeders day will be held at Caulfield on Saturday – the $1 million The Showdown (1200m) for Victorian-sired two-year-olds the headline act – but will it be the last time the meeting is conducted in its current format? I’d say so, with the meeting losing its stature being run the week... Read More