Hobby breeder Terry Board had a retired three-year-old filly in his paddock in 2014 when he received a phone call from a friend, Melbourne trainer Clinton McDonald. The grapevine had been whispering. “Have you still got that Encosta De Lago filly?” McDonald said. “Yeah, why?” said Board. “Don’t do anything with her.” “OK”. “If anybody... Read More

2 f Hanseatic – Absolute Puzzle by Rubick O: Mr D P Azzopardi, Ms S K Shultz, Mr J Nowicki, Mr N Lovell, Mr G D Chapman, Mr M P Chapman, Chevron Racing, Heidi Heidi Ho, Mr R Andrew, Merrymen, Mr M H Christie, Mr S J Collett, Mr G J Anastasio, Mr G Chappell,... Read More

Given his rapid accomplishments as a sire it was about time Super Seth (Dundeel) had a Group 1 winner. And that’s exactly what Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) hero Feroce (Super Seth) is: he’s all about time. Time in the pedigree, to let a couple of duplications “mature” – one way of saying they’ll be... Read More

2 c Extreme Choice – Mischief Night by Shamardal O: Yulong Investments B: Kingstar Farm T: Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes S: 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Kingstar Farm P: Highway Farm, $1,400,000 W: Blue Diamond Stakes, Group 1, 1200m, February 22, Caulfield $1.4 million colt Devil Night (Extreme Choice) justified his... Read More

It’s early days, but first–season Darley sire Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) has already made a piece of modern history. In winning Saturday’s Silver Slipper Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) in the Godolphin royal blue, Bivouac’s son Beiwacht not only shot to the top, by exemption, on the Golden Slipper’s (Gr 1, 1200m) order of entry, but... Read More