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Asian Racing Conference presents opportunities – my 2020 wish list
The 2020 Asian Racing Conference will be held next month in Cape Town. Like you, I’m not sure when South Africa became a part of Asia but that’s beside the point. This comes as no shock in a world where, these days, nobody agrees as to whether there are five, six or seven continents. It... Read More
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Vangelic (AUS)
2 f Vancouver – Angel Bee by Pins O: Mr A Konstantatos, Mrs A Konstantatos, Mr R W Holland, Ms P A Bourke, Mrs M M Maloney, Mr G Bacon, Mrs J M Bacon, Mr L Caminiti, Mr AG Harvey, Mr M Christopher, Ms K Waterhouse, Mr D W Lilley, Mrs S Lilley T: Gai... Read More
Durdens make most of small team from their coastal training base
Not the Hunter nor Barossa, not even the Reef, it was the picturesque wine and food (and a few horses including, once upon a time, Kingston Town and Makybe Diva) district of the Mornington Peninsula which was the only Australian region named as one of the must-see places in a recent National Geographic annual. That’s... Read More
Kay Cee’s career-best Timeform performance continues three-year-olds success in Kingston Town Classic
The Neville Parnham-trained filly Kay Cee (Playing God) [113] staged a career-best Timeform performance when taking out Saturday’s Kingston Town Classic (Gr 1, 1800m) at Ascot, continuing the dominance of three-year-olds in the race of recent years. After being handily placed on the rails, Kay Cee finished gamely under her light weight (50kg) to defeat... Read More
Make It Rain provided former Darley shuttler Night Of Thunder with his 28th first crop winner
The Simon Crisford-trained Make It Rain (2 f ex Badalona by Cape Cross) provided former Darley shuttler Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) with his 28th first crop winner on Thursday when he won the Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Stakes (1m) at Kempton. Night Of Thunder stands at Kildangan Stud in Ireland and has... Read More
Hey Doc matches his career-best Timeform rating with brilliant Winterbottom Stakes victory
Hey Doc (Duporth) [122] returned to peak form by matching his career-best Timeform rating with a brilliant performance when taking out Saturday’s Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ascot. Having his second run back after injury, Hey Doc went to the front and made the Group 1 feature a proverbial one-horse race in scoring easily... Read More