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

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

Argentia (AUS) 2 f Frankel – Princess Coup by Encosta De Lago O: Fairway Thoroughbreds (Mgr: J Camilleri) T: Anthony and Sam Freedman S: 2020 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Evergreen Stud Farm P: James Harron Bloodstock, $670,000 W: Phillip Jacobsen 2YO Handicap, 1100m, June 5, Flemington If you read Trevor Marshallsea’s excellent pedigree column... Read More

Rarely would you see the progeny of three such illustrious racemares complete a trifecta as they did in the 1100-metre two-year-old fillies’ handicap at Flemington on Saturday.  Argentia powered home first on debut, one and three-quarter lengths ahead of Viviane, with Invincible Caviar a further half-length back in third.  And how’s this for a trio... Read More

The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) announcement on Monday that Luke Ferraris will be licensed to ride in Hong Kong next season is a welcome tonic for a stale jockey roster, but the fact that the bright young star of South African racing is the only new name speaks volumes. According to sources, a recent... Read More