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‘To have a Hall of Famer go on and win a sire’s championship would be really special. It would be my proudest achievement’
Regal and beautiful. So You Think (High Chaparral) lived up to his very good looks on the racetrack. During the peak of his prowess, the ten-time Group 1 winner was the pin-up horse of Australian racing. Pictures of him staring through the gloriously thick forelock of his handsome head regularly adorned the front covers of... Read More
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Four for Hellbent
New winners Hellbent – Luna Rocks (2 f ex Fimatino by Not A Single Doubt) provided Yarraman Park Stud stallion Hellbent (I Am Invincible) with his fourth individual winner when she produced an eye-catching display in a two-year-old handicap (1100m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. The Richard and Will Freedman-trained juvenile had previously finished second... Read More
Rathbarry celebrate Group 1 success for Acclamation after rare feat for Romantic Warrior
Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) announced himself as the potential next superstar of racing in Hong Kong when he earned his seventh win in eight starts and became just the fifth horse to back up victory in the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) with success in the QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) on Champions Day at Sha... Read More
Plymstock
Trainer: James Cummings Race: Treasury Brisbane Dalrello Stakes (Listed, 1000m) James Cummings and Godolphin will be hoping Plymstock (Ribchester) can add a second victory and first stakes triumph to his CV when he lines up in the Dalrello Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Eagle Farm on her third career start. The two-year-old filly made a smart... Read More
African Daisy (AUS)
African Daisy (AUS) 3 f American Pharoah – Ciguaraya by Latent Heat O: Dynamic Syndications Racing, Mr S P Loane, Mr S B Troughton, Mrs A T Woollett, Mr P J Woollett, Mr D Robinson, Mr J Breslin, Mr W E Muller, Mr M R Annabel, Mr K E Phillips, Dr M G Purcell, B... Read More
King’s Consort
You can say this much about the broodmare Peckish (Snitzel): she may be no oil painting and was excruciatingly slow, and she does have a shocking personality. Well, yes, but we can all wax sentimental about our horses now and again, especially the mares. Now, before you think we’ll pull that old gag about these... Read More