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Tattersalls Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale sure to include gems
They included 340,000 guineas purchase Brimham Rocks (Fastnet Rock), who finished runner-up behind Yucatan (IRE) (Galileo) in the Herbert Power Stakes (Gr 2, 2400m) at Caulfield earlier in the month, while the performance of the winner underlines how lucrative the Australian middle-distance programme remains for European horses who can become caught between Listed and Pattern... Read More
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Youngstar has all the credentials to be crowned Queen of Caulfield
The High Chaparral four-year-old mare was a $200,000 yearling purchase at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale and is fittingly part-owned by several members of the Inglis family and races in the colours of Arthur Inglis’ father John. The race is arguably complicated by the appearance of six overseas trained runners and another visitor in... Read More
Redzel clocked slower in The Everest than Pierata recorded in winning the consolation
After beginning smartly from his inside barrier (1), Redzel travelled well in front at quite a reasonable tempo in the heavy 9 conditions, got a break on turning for home and then fought back well to score by a length from Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) in a time of 1:12.03. One race earlier, Pierata (Pierro) ran... Read More
Brazilica (AUS) 3 f Redoute’s Choice – Brazilian Pulse by Captain Rio
Brazilica (Redoute’s Choice) looks a rising star for the Chris Waller stable after the three-year-old filly landed the Vancouver @ Coolmore Australia Maiden (1100m) on her debut at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. She came into the races having won her two trials at Warwick Farm (800m) in January and Rosehill (900m) in early October, and she... Read More
Benbatl brings reminders of breeding genius Tesio and champion La Mer
Straight out of quarantine, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Irish jockey Pat Cosgrave, Benbatl outgunned another Godolphin runner, Blair House (Pivotal), to prevail by a half-head with Humidor (Teofilo) another two and a quarter lengths back in third place.Time on the good track was 2:00.84 with the last 600m covered in 34.65.... Read More
Saturday at Caulfield was a day to savour
Yucatan won the Herbert Power Stakes in the fastest time ever recorded in the race. I cannot recall seeing two more extraordinary performances at the one race meeting. Alas, we are unlikely to see The Autumn Sun again until next autumn. He won’t be taking on Winx in the Cox Plate. In truth, it’s because... Read More