Features

First for Air Force Blue, Belardo, Bobby’s Kitten & Shalaa

New winners Air Force Blue – Former Coolmore shuttler Air Force Blue (War Front) sired his maiden first crop winner on Saturday when Beauty Queen (2 f ex Beautiful One by Medaglia d’Oro) took out a four and a half furlong maiden for juvenile fillies at Gulfstream Park. Beauty Queen is one of four winners... Read More

Equation (AUS)

2 c Press Statement – Purcentage by Onemorenomore O: Aquis Farm, G1G Racing & Breeding, Tsunami Racing, Mr T R Maddern, Mr B P Kiteley, Mr T Goldman, Mr M Bastone, Mr L A Agosta, BLG Racing B: China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd T: Ciaron Maher and David Eustace S: 2018 Magic Millions National... Read More

Cherry Tortoni (AUS)

2 g Night Of Thunder – Tortoni by Strategic O: Mr O P Tait, Mrs J G Nivison B: Mr O P Tait T: Patrick Payne W: 2YO Maiden Plate, 1200m, May 27, Sale The Tait family’s red colours with a white cap have graced racetracks right across Australia for almost a century and have... Read More

Colette and Camelot to fly Classic flag

While a level of scepticism each year about Australia’s Classic form is understandable, the facts suggest it’s unwarranted and I fancy you dismiss it at your peril in the spring of 2020 – especially if the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups are northern hemisphere visitor-free.  The Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) is the race perennially touted... Read More

Second for Contributer

Contributer – Jeronimos (2 c ex Viana by Volksraad) provided Mapperley Stud’s Contributer (High Chaparral) with a second individual winner when taking out a 1200-metre maiden handicap at Newcastle on Saturday. Jeronimos made NZ$250,000 at the Karaka Yearling Sales when sold to Godolphin from the draft of Mapperley Stud; out of Listed winner Viana (Volksraad),... Read More

Tommy Gold (NZ)

2 c Sacred Falls – Gold Rocks by Oratorio O: Mr M J Chittick, Mr G J Chittick B: Waikato Stud T: John O’Shea W: All Too Hard @ Vinery Handicap, 1100m, May 20, Randwick-Kensington Tommy Gold (Sacred Falls) shaped as a horse of the future and also provided a timely pedigree update when he... Read More