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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
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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
Japan’s international investment to the fore after domination in Dubai
The headline act of the recent racing carnivals in the Middle East was indisputably Japan, and we should no longer be surprised. Of the 14 races open to international participation spread across the feature race meetings in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, nine went to Japanese-trained runners. At Riyadh they were dominant, before making an international-assembled... Read More
Four for Almanzor
New winners Almanzor (pictured above) – Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) sired his fourth southern hemisphere bred first-season scorer when the Liam Howley-trained Virtuous Circle (2 c ex She Is Stryking by Stryker) produced a shock win in the Sires (1500m) at Mornington on Saturday. Last seen running ninth on debut at Pakenham, the... Read More