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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
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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
Finche could prove the pick of European-breds in Caulfield Cup
Yucatan was allocated a 2.5kg penalty for the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m), securing him a place in the line-up at Flemington and allowing Count Octave (Frankel), who was formerly trained in Britain by Andrew Balding, a guaranteed slot towards the foot of this weekend’s $5 million race. Although the final line-up will be revealed... Read More
Australia prepares for the overseas invasion
It’s rare that the world’s leading racing operations clash with multiple numbers in this part of the world so today’s action is intriguing to say the least. Thus it’s a shame the TAB has not launched a bet type pitting stables and visitors alike against each other. It could have been based on which stable... Read More
Roheryn (3 c Lonhro – Mannington by Danehill)
The beautifully bred Roheryn (Lonhro) won on debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday and he looks to possess a bright future. The Godolphin-raced colt showed the benefit of two barrier trial victories, the most recent coming just last month at Warwick Farm over 798 metres, to come home three quarters of a length clear of... Read More
Turnbull Stakes sectional times analysis a further demonstration of Winx’s brilliance
Her three-year winning streak looked in danger when Winx was back in last place as the ten-horse field approached the home turn, needing to gain clear running and then accelerate off a very steady tempo to record her 28th successive win. The early pace was set by Trap For Fools (Poet’s Voice) who had run... Read More