It was fitting indeed that King Of Roseau (Capitalist) became a stakes winner at Flemington on Saturday, for the defining feature of his pedigree – aside from a triplication of Danehill (Danzig) – is a glorious affinity with Australia’s oldest and grandest course. The gelding has a decidedly colonial pedigree – again, away from the... Read More

2 c Farnan – Dixie Chick, by Star Witness O: Mulberry B: H & J Blight, NSW T: Brad Widdup S: 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale V: Riversdale P: Brad Widdup Racing, $225,000 W: Keeneland September Yearling Sale Handicap. 1100m, Royal Randwick, July 26 Mulberry Racing-owned colt Nashville Jack (Farnan) returned with a bang on... Read More

Bletchingly Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner Bridal Waltz (Snitzel) could fit the “one last good one” plea of her veteran breeder Des Pope, 89-and-three-quarters, of Melbourne. She also maintains a piece of breeding lore that had become as reliable as Melbourne rain up until the recent passing of her great sire. The Peter Moody and... Read More

2 f I Am Invincible – Eloping by Choisir O: B2B Thoroughbreds P/L (Mgr: R C S Surace) B: Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd T: Chris Waller S: 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Segenhoe Stud P: Belmont Bloodstock Agency (FBAA), $1,150,000 W: Precise Air Maiden Handicap, 1200m, July 23, Canterbury   Regally... Read More

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when Arrowfield Stud great Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) wasn’t all that valued as a broodmare sire. The past is another country and all that. But faith in his “rival” stallion as a maternal grandfather in those days from Widden Stud’s Antony Thompson is now paying off... Read More