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First for Almanzor
New first season sire winners Almanzor (pictured) First season sire Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) got off the mark with his first runner as Faro de San Juan (2 c ex Fixette by Kodiac) landed the Prix du Soleil de Bretagne (1100m) on debut at Chantilly last Monday. The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained colt defeated Perfect Colour (Ultra) by... Read More
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Hi World and Spiritjim first recruits for WA
Group winning stallions Hi World and Spiritjim (Fr) are the latest additions to Western Australia’s sire ranks this year. Kelstar Park will stand Hi World (High Chaparral) in York and Spiritjim (Galileo) will join the Roselee Park roster in Serpentine. Hi World won the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) and Group 3 Frank Packer... Read More

Supremo (AUS)
Supremo (AUS) 3 g Written Tycoon – Dizelle by Zabeel O: Aston Bloodstock, Mrs R J Mula, Luskin Park Stud Racing, Mr S J Kyriazis, Mrs D R Kyriazis, Mr A J Luciano, Mr A Ng, Ms X Huang, Mr J M Whelan, Mr S P Whelan, Mrs C A Morgan B: Aston Bloodstock T:... Read More

Captivant (AUS)
For Hunter Valley breeder Senga Bissett, it’s a good thing she trusted her eye when she ventured to the National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast six years ago. Or perhaps more accurately, it was just as well – for Bissett, for Newgate Farm, the China Horse Club, Team Snowden and others – that she... Read More

An ode, of sorts, to the May races at the ’Bool
A hint of cultural cringe would have most Australians describe to visitors, especially those from England or Ireland, Warrnambool’s three-day May carnival as a poor man’s Cheltenham or Punchestown. There are, of course, fewer jumps races and horses not of the same calibre. However, I’m yet to meet a visitor – in 50 odd years... Read More

Four for Cable Bay
New first season sire winners Cable Bay Silk Tie (2 f ex Silky Skills by Charge Forward) provided first season sire Cable Bay (Invincible Spirit) with his third individual Australian winner when landing the 1300-metre two-year-old handicap at Canberra on Friday, with his fourth winner to come the following day. The John Thompson-trained filly improved... Read More