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Santa Monica’s Railway surprise caps fine 2018 for Per Incanto
When five-year-old mare Santa Monica (Per Incanto) scored a surprise victory in the ARC Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) on New Year’s Day she became the tenth black type winner to trace back to her third dam, New Zealand import Vedo Bay (Orange Bay), a British-bred mare born in 1980 who raced in her adopted... Read More
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Steve chats with two of the industry’s great characters….
I like that. Most of us would like to think we share a little of the same traits. But in my case it’s generally laziness, in his I suspect it’s just him. And you could argue, of course, that such has been Yarraman’s success in recent years that the operation and its stock has sold... Read More
Devine looks to provide Costa with a Magic day on the Coast
On the Gold Coast a young trainer will look to make a further mark and secure a runner in next Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the same track. That is Michael Costa with his filly Devine Factor, a $65,000 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling purchase from Bowness Stud. In contrast, in... Read More
Jedastar (AUS) 2 f I Am Invincible – Devoirs by Dehere
The Lloyd Kennewell-trained Jedastar (I Am Invincible) made an impressive debut when winning at Flemington on Tuesday in a quick time of 57.76 seconds. The juvenile was smartly away from barrier nine and showed good early pace to cross to the lead on the rails under Joe Bowditch. She then set a good tempo under... Read More
Inbred Danzdanzdance dominates in the Zabeel Classic
This is the grey four-year-old mare Danzdanzdance (Mastercraftsman) who on Boxing Day romped in to take out the Zabeel Classic (Gr 1, 2000m) on a heavy track at Ellerslie to follow up on her four length triumph in the Captain Cook Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham earlier in December. In the Zabeel Classic Danzdanzdance... Read More
Only an all-conquering world tour could see Winx match Phar Lap’s stature
It seemed appropriate enough as the year draws to an end, a calendar year that has seen her win another seven races, each at Group 1 level, including a fourth straight Cox Plate. But I was distracted so two other immortals get a mention. I’ve wandered off the charted course, you might say. Looking at... Read More