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Lillemor
It’s taken more than seven years but trainer John O’Shea is at last savouring some lucrative rewards from Hallowed Crown (Street Sense). O’Shea trained the Gooree Park homebred as an early two-year-old with some promise, but was forced to give him up before he’d raced in early 2014 when O’Shea became Godolphin’s Australian trainer. Bart... Read More
More from Steve Moran
Royal Ascot: Glorious history and tradition but some changes needed
The irony of watching Rebellion, the series on the 1916 Irish Easter Rising, was not lost on me as I tried to fill in time before watching the final day of Royal Ascot from the other side of the world. It’s a challenge to see through the five–day (night) meeting on television with the opening... Read More
Stockman from good stock
Having registered his 30th stakes winner on Saturday, namely McKell Cup (Listed, 2000m) winner Stockman, the late Tavistock (Montjeu) still has plenty of ammunition to fire and will likely continue to remind the industry of his great loss in late 2019. Karaka 2022 will see his last, reduced crop offered and it will be no... Read More
Stallion Watch
New first season sire winners Astern Asherla (2 f ex Heritage Lane by Charge Forward) showed superior speed to win her maiden at start four against older horses over 1000 metres at Kempsey on Sunday to become the tenth first crop winner for her Darley sire Astern (Medaglia d’Oro), and eighth in Australia. Trained by... Read More
Mustang Valley (NZ)
Mustang Valley (NZ) 2 f Vanbrugh – Cream Of The Crop by New Approach O: G Beuzeval, T Broughton, B Edwards, T A Hall, J Hamilton, L Jones, R Meacheam, B Rimene, A J Stewart, B Stewien & Windsor Park Stud Ltd T: Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman W: SkyCity Hamilton 1200 (1200m) Mustang Valley’s... Read More
Ayrton
If you’re into breeding horses, and don’t mind a bit of nominative determinism, you could hardly do better in your pursuit of a fast one than naming your galloper Ayrton. That’s what Waikato boutique breeder and Formula 1 fan Greg McCarthy did two years ago with the second colt he created by outstanding former British... Read More