JPN: Resistencia strikes on return Resistencia (4 f Daiwa Major – Malacostumbrada ex Lizard Island) produced a remarkable performance to break the course record in yesterday’s Hankyu Hai (Gr 3, 1400m) at Hanshin. Trained by Takeshi Matsushita, Resistencia returned from a break following an unplaced finish in the Mile Championship (Gr 1, 1600m) to score... Read More

Ole Kirk retired to Vinery Stud  Dual Group 1 winner Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) has been retired to stud following his tenth-placed finish in Saturday’s Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m). The Team Hawkes-trained three-year-old landed the Golden Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1400m) in the spring but has not been... Read More

Richardson: ‘It was quite a big night’  Matamata trainer Graham Richardson’s celebrations following Saturday’s Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) win with Bonny Lass (Super Easy) continued well into the night, with the victory providing Richardson with one of his biggest thrills in racing. “I guess you can say that the Breeders’ Stakes is the one... Read More

Competition can steer people in one of two ways. There are those who retract; recoiling back to safer ground in the face of a strong rival. And there are those who thrive, spurned on by an envy and resolve that drives them into unknown territory.  Ryan McEvoy and Rosemont Stud belong to the latter.  And... Read More

“Tags is back,” chanted co-trainer Natalie Young shortly after Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) crossed the line first in the CS Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington a fortnight ago. The glint in her eye and huge smile beaming from under her emerald green hat, worn to match Tagaloa’s new Yulong racing colours, reflected the love... Read More