Pedigrees can sparkle with the repetition of certain superior mares, the likes of Natalma, Lalun, Plucky Liege and La Troienne. Another is 1950s US mare Flower Bowl (Alibhai), and she might be part of the strength behind rising star Reserve Bank (Capitalist), who made it three wins on end in Saturday’s The Goodwood (Gr 1,... Read More

2 c Churchill – Sensitivity by I Am Invincible O: SCT Syndications, Ad Infinitum, Mr J Sissian, Mr A Kite, N B Roosters, Mr S Capsalis, Mr M Collis, Mr A T Douglas, Mr J S Jennings, Mrs L Lee, Mr G Minter, A Sissian, PA PA Racing, Mr R J Mclean, Pleeeaaassee Kick, Mr... Read More

The Dundeel daughters are fighting back. And they have a leader, like an equine Boudica. You could call her the chosen one, for when her breeder Simon Delzoppo came up with her name, he boldly took on the gods, the perceived wisdom, and even the yearling market realpolitik. “On day one I said, ‘We’re going... Read More

2 c Star Turn – Funtantes by Easy Rocking O: Mrs V A Heathcote, B W Harry, G N Elliott, T A McPherson, R S Ciobo, N J Brownlow, G Shreeve, T J Altass and W R Mellish B: Robert Heathcote T: Robert Heathcote W: Ultra Maiden Plate, 1100m, April 30, Ipswich Promising Star Turn... Read More

It’s a good thing for Phil Campbell, and a few others, that he makes a plan and sticks to it. In 1999 Campbell and his father Graham, who founded Blue Gum Farm, paid $32,000 for a Listed-winning broodmare named Delgara (Delgado), and from her they bred a filly by Umatilla (Miswaki). In 2006, the filly... Read More