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Neville Sellwood – Great Career Cut Short
Tragically killed in a race fall at Maisons-Laffite It is appropriate in the midst of the spring carnival to acknowledge the deeds of Neville Francis Sellwood (1922-1962), who with eight wins boasts the best Caulfield – Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate record among our ‘Incomparables’ – the Australian jockeys who had sustained and remarkable... Read More
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Nine for Bobby’s Kitten
New first season sire winners Bobby’s Kitten Former Twin Hills Stud shuttler Bobby’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) sired his ninth individual winner when Silvestris (2 c ex Heading North by Teofilo) ran on well to take out a Chelmsford novice contest over seven furlongs on Thursday evening. The Mark Johnston-trained colt, who was racing for the... Read More
Captivant (AUS)
2 c Capitalist – Speedboat by Commands O: Newgate Bloodstock, China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd, Horse Ventures, Newgate S F, Go Bloodstock Australia, Starlight Racing, Glenlogan Park, Highgrove Stud, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Aston Bloodstock, Grant Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Carpe Diem, G1G Racing & Breeding B: Senga Bissett and Ivan Woodford-Smith T: Peter and Paul... Read More
Classique Legend
It took Racing To Win four-and-a-half years to earn $3.7 million in prize–money, through a stellar career in which the gelding won five Group 1s – including Randwick’s Big Mile double the year he was the nation’s champion male three-year-old. Last Saturday at Randwick, it took Classique Legend 68-and-a-half seconds to win almost double that... Read More
Garnet Bougoure – multiple Classic winner England and Ireland
Garnet “Garnie” Bougoure (3 March 1923 – 22 November 2008) is a glaring omission from Australian racing’s Hall of Fame. Even more surprising is that he is yet to be inducted, alongside his brother-in-law George Moore, into his home state Queensland’s Hall of Fame. Indeed, there is an argument his extended family should have a... Read More
First for Capitalist
New first season sire winners Capitalist Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Capitalist (Written Tycoon) brought up his first winner on Saturday when Captivant (2 c ex Speedboat by Commands) took out the Victory Vein Plate (1000m) at Randwick in impressive fashion. Sent out as an $8 chance, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Captivant... Read More