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Seven for Churchill
New first season sire winners Churchill (pictured) Coolmore’s Churchill (Galileo) landed three new winners last week, bringing up individual winners number five, six and seven for the shuttle stallion. Building on Once Upon A River’s (2 c ex Cassandra Go by Indian Ridge) success at Roscommon on Tuesday, the Johnny Murtagh-trained filly Ladies Church (2... Read More
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Racing icon reminds us it’s all about the love of the horse
Last Friday came the news that Arazi (Blushing Groom) had passed away. He died at the ripe old age of 32 at Stockwell Thoroughbreds in Victoria, a place where he happily spent his pensioned years. For a thoroughbred he had a very good innings but his death has struck a chord with many. It sent... Read More
Tutukaka (NZ)
2 g Tavistock ex Meleka Belle by Iffraaj O: Mr A W Pike, Mr M J Chittick, Mr G J Chittick, Raffles Thoroughbred Racing, Mr H B NORCROSS, Mr B M Waldron, Mrs E A Waldron, Whakanui Stud Ltd, Mr B M Sherwin, Mr N A Greenhalgh, Mr M G Chitty, Mr M L Watson... Read More
Zayydani
You put the best to the best and then you hope for the best. It’s probably the oldest adage in breeding. But what if those two words come into it – “in-breeding”? Zayydani, a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Grunt, gave plenty of proof of the axiom’s worth in taking Saturday’s Listed Golden Crown... Read More
Phoenix rises to Wingham for Gleeson and Gifford
It’s taken Damian Gleeson longer than he thought it would to start redeveloping his new Wingham property, a former dairy farm and lifestyle block currently being transformed into a thoroughbred stud, and longer still to make a permanent move home to his native state of NSW. But the Phoenix Thoroughbred Farm principal, who has been... Read More
Hayes, Schofield and the HKJC look to the emerging crop for impetus
As the Hong Kong season moves into the final seven of its 88 fixtures, David Hayes and Chad Schofield are already looking ahead to next term and the anticipated fulfilment of Fantastic Treasure’s (Written Tycoon) exciting promise. The Hayes-trained three-year-old is one of a handful of bright young prospects carrying Hong Kong’s hopes at a... Read More