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The Champagne party not yet over for Laurel Oak and Fireburn
Brilliant Golden Slipper and Inglis Sires’ winner Fireburn will join elite company; confirm the likelihood that she is exceptional and offer portent of even better to come if she can annex Saturday week’s G1 Champagne Stakes to complete Sydney’s two-year-old triple crown. Victory would see her join Baguette, Luskin Star, Pierro, Tierce, Burst and Dance... Read More
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Second for Impending
New winners Impending (pictured above) – The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained Hope At Hand (2 f ex Angel Of Hope by Choisir) got off the mark at the second attempt when she took out Saturday’s Furphy Handicap (1100m) at Morphettville and in doing so handed Darley-based first season sire Impending (Lonhro) with this second... Read More
Two heads better than one – Richard and Will Freedman open new chapter in family history
A new chapter in the Freedman family’s racing history will begin today with Richard and his 31-year-old son Will officially commencing their training partnership at Rosehill. The decision to join forces comes as no surprise and continues the trend of great racing families working closely to survive and thrive in the cutthroat and highly competitive... Read More
Voldemort
Trainer: Annabel Neasham Race: Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) The Annabel Neasham-trained Voldemort (Not A Single Doubt) will bid to produce some magic when he lines up in the Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Randwick today. Named after Harry Potter’s arch-nemesis, Voldemort made an impressive winning debut at Scone a fortnight ago, running home... Read More
Victoria Roc (NZ)
Victoria Roc (NZ) 3 f Turn Me Loose – Cap Eden Roc by Fastnet Rock O: Valencia Park Ltd B: Mangawhai Village Development Trust T: Jamie Richards W: Matamata Directional Drilling 1200, 1200m, March 30, Matamata In an explosive month, Windsor Park Stud stallion Turn Me Loose (Iffraaj) added three new stakes winners in March,... Read More
Williamsburg
In the space of 80 minutes one day at Randwick a few years back, descendants of remarkable blue hen Denise’s Joy won three races in a row. That’s fairly astounding. But wait, there’s more. One of them was a Group 2. The next two were Group 1s. Jeez, Denise. No need to show off. That... Read More