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

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

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

New winners Pride Of Dubai Proud Mia (2 f ex Miatoko by Danzero), became the eighth individual first season winner for Coolmore’s sire Pride Of Dubai (Street Cry), when scoring at Queanbeyan on Sunday. The Nick Olive-trained Proud Mia ($1.45 favourite), who was having her first start, was sent straight to the front and was... Read More

2 f Zoustar – Leap Lively by Hinchinbrook O: Ms Z A Daly, Mrs J M Gollan, Mrs L S Cunningham, Mrs S Cunningham, Mrs S Y Rooke, Mrs L Huddy, Mrs B V Siemsen, Ms C M Cook, Ms J P Cook, Miss L C Setford, Mrs J H Hayes, Mrs C M Mayne,... Read More