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A day at the races in Bangalore and a wild taxi ride to Delhi
I received a perfunctory but polite reply noting that I could find all I needed to know about the 9 June meeting at their website. Hence I parted with 40 rupees for general admission. That’s about 80 cents. I joined a battalion of men – there was hardly a woman in sight – which might... Read More
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The Autumn Sun a rising star for Redoute’s Choice
Somewhat overshadowed at Arrowfield Stud by his son and barn mate Snitzel over the past two seasons, Redoute’s Choice was last Saturday represented by his 33rd Group One winner and 158th stakes winner when The Autumn Sun finished powerfully late to win the J J Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Doomben, the last Group... Read More
Amazing Red could continue the strong family tradition in the Melbourne Cup
A half-brother to three-time Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) place-getter Red Cadeaux (Cadeaux Genereux), Amazing Red carries the same light blue and red diamond silks of owner Ronnie Arculli and while his somewhat truncated career thus far has not quite produced the results his connections might have hoped for, this was a coming-of-age performance from... Read More
Steve Talks to Betfair Australia CEO Tim Moore-Barton
Therefore it would seem logical that the licensing, in Asia, of a regulated and tax-racing industry levy paying entity such as exchange Betfair could assist in stemming the lost revenue. It is understood that Betfair has recently approached the Hong Kong Jockey Club about offering Hong Kong racing on the Betfair site with Betfair committing... Read More
Anjana shows Group potential in chasing strong pace to score easily at Moonee Valley
Now unbeaten in three starts after wins last month at Wangaratta and Ballarat, Anjana stepped up to metropolitan class on Saturday and succeeded in a manner to prompt connections to set her for the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield in the spring. Anjana was reasonably away from the barrier and after being fifth... Read More
Commander (AUS) 2 g Pierro – Ephemera by More Than Ready
A strong second at Warwick Farm over 1400 metres at his previous start, Commander jumped to stakes company with a very convincing win here in career start three. He sat a distant second, one off the fence down the back with jockey Dean Yendall content to let the pacemaker roll along then moved much closer... Read More