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Three for Bull Point

New winners Bull Point – Kingstar Stud resident Bull Point (Fastnet Rock) sired his third first-crop winner on Wednesday when the Michael Hickmott-trained Fearless Vision (2 f ex Risky Blonde by Zizou) broke through at her third start to win a 900-metre maiden at Murray Bridge. Fearless Vision is the only named foal out of... Read More

Toffee Tongue (NZ)

3 f Tavistock – Bagalollies by Zabeel O: Pinecliff Racing B: C D Allison, C V & J A Barnao, A R Campbell, T G Heptinstall, T M Pivac & D R Platt T: Chris Waller S: New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale – Book 1 V: Highden Park P: Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock, $500,000  W:... Read More

First for Contributer

New winners Contributer – Mapperley Stud resident Contributer (High Chaparral) landed his first winner on Thursday when Lion’s Roar (2 g ex Minnaleo by Black Minnaloushe) took out the two-year-old handicap (1200m) at Wagga. Lion’s Roar was purchased for $65,000 by Champion Thoroughbreds out of the Wellfield Lodge draft at last year’s New Zealand Bloodstock... Read More

Saffiano (AUS)

2 c More Than Ready – Black Prada by Domesday O: Aquis HK G1 B: Aquis Farm T: Chris Waller S: 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale V: Newhaven Park (As Agent) P: Aquis Farm, $600,000 W: Clarendon Stakes, 1400m, April 25, Rosehill   Last week, when Sauvestre (Hinchinbrook) was named Maiden of the... Read More

An all-local spring? Bring it on

The largesse of the Australian racing industry is extraordinary.  In the past 18 months alone, we’ve happily shelled out more than $21 million of our prize-money to northern hemisphere-owned and trained horses.  That’s to just nine horses. I haven’t bothered with the minutiae of the many others to have picked up place money cheques which... Read More

Three for Rich Enuff

New winners Late Charge – Despite proving sub-fertile at stud and returning to training as a gelding, one of the six foals produce by Late Charge landed him his first winner on Wednesday as The Last Charge (2 c ex Elite Vision by Our Maizcay) took out a Super Vobis 2YO Handicap (1100m) at Bendigo.... Read More