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Pat Glennon joins our Incomparable Inductees
– The man who rode the arguably incomparable Sea Bird II – Thomas Patrick (Pat) Glennon – (23 August 1927 – 14 February 2004) – had limited international success, measured by numbers alone, compared to his fellow “Incomparables” (the Australian jockeys who had sustained and remarkable success in England, Ireland and France from the 1900s... Read More
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Chittick foresight rewarded with top mare Probabeel
A combination of one man’s determination and one stallion’s brilliant but all-too-short career, is firmly behind the success of last week’s Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) victress Probabeel (Savabeel). The man is Garry Chittick, founder of Thornton Park Stud which later morphed into Waikato Stud when that fabulous facility became available to purchase. The stallion... Read More
Eight for Belardo
New first season sire winners Belardo Belloccio (2 c ex Three Cards by Mastercraftsman) won on debut at Salisbury on Thursday to provide Belardo (Lope De Vega) with his eighth individual winner. The David Menuisier-trained colt landed the opening novice stakes by a neck from Aleas (Archipenko), with the well-fancied 5-4 favourite Mohaafeth (Frankel) back... Read More
Harron likely to wait to unveil Everest runner
After a big week of movement, only two slots remain open for the world’s richest race on turf, the $15 million The Everest. Chris Waller Racing and James Harron hold the final two keys to what has quickly become one of the most anticipated events on the Australian racing calendar, but trying to figure out... Read More
Three for Moreira as Computer Patch takes the G3 National Day Cup
Joao Moreira sealed a hat-trick of wins containing plenty of promise for the future as Computer Patch (Exceed And Excel) blew away his rivals in the G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Thursday, 1 October. “This horse gave me a very good feeling when I was aboard him last time for... Read More