It might seem a little odd to speak of a run of terrible luck with a mare who’s thrown three stakes winners, but the story of Lovely Jubbly (Lion Hunter) and her offspring is not your usual one. The 26-year-old is the dam of Chautauqua (Encosta De Lago), the 12-time stakes winner including six at... Read More

2 c Too Darn Hot – Oklahoma Girl by Fastnet Rock O: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd, Mr B J Britten, Geelong Club, Keeping Schtum, Mr P F Guerra, The Oven Fixers, Mr M J Eastmure, Bakerland, BR Oklahoma Girl 2, BR Oklahoma Girl 1, Rosemont Stud Pty Ltd B: Rosemont Stud, Vic T: Ciaron Maher... Read More

Did we see two Melbourne Cup winners on Tuesday? And will we see two Melbourne Cup winners out of the one dam? At 3.00pm most of the nation stopped what it was doing to watch Half Yours (St Jean) become the latest hero of this country’s greatest race. But a little bit earlier, racegoers might... Read More

  The Tony Pike-trained Harvey Wallbanger (Home Affairs) signalled he could be in for an exciting future when he scored an impressive debut victory at Ellerslie last Saturday.  Ridden by Jasmine Fawcett, the colt kicked clear in the closing stages of the race to win by 3.5 lengths over favourite Sword Of Stars (Sword Of... Read More

“Pedigrees made in heaven” could have been the title encompassing Godolphin’s rippling success last Saturday. A trio of three-year-old colts, winning a Group 1 and two Group 2s, all the produce of mating blueprints from Sheikh Mohammed’s top drawer, and each with a slightly different twist to whet the appetites of breeding buffs. Attica (Lonhro)... Read More