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Comin’ Through stakes his Epsom claims
Acting for Filipino clients in the 1990s, Albert O’Cass set up a small stud, Kingmaker Park, at Scone, imported the superbly bred United States performer Bite The Bullet (Spectacular Bid), winner of the Sanford Stakes (Gr 2, 6f), as a foundation stallion and also brought to Australia several well-related American mares. Comin’ Through is... Read More
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Paying tribute to the phenomenon that is Darren Weir
The 48-year-old is arguably the greatest phenomenon in the history of Australian racing, certainly in Victorian racing. “There has not been anyone emerge quite like Darren Weir in my time covering racing. Nobody so dominant, not even the legendary names like Smith and Hayes and Cummings. Definitely not in Victoria,” says Tony Bourke, former chief... Read More
Spring carnival puzzle begins to take shape
Is Withhold a worthy favourite? In short, no. Roger Charlton’s five-year-old was hugely impressive when winning the Northumberland Plate (2m) in June, but he was gifted an easy lead on an artificial surface at Newcastle and he will face a very different test tackling stakes company for the first time at Flemington. Although his brace... Read More
Spring carnival puzzle begins to take shape
Is Withhold a worthy favourite? In short, no. Roger Charlton’s five-year-old was hugely impressive when winning the Northumberland Plate (2m) in June, but he was gifted an easy lead on an artificial surface at Newcastle and he will face a very different test tackling stakes company for the first time at Flemington. Although his brace... Read More
Winx Stakes offers vital clues for Saturday’s feature race at Randwick
However it may not be as daunting as it seems. The inclination is to imagine a plethora of left-field, long-shot outcomes but in the past three years there’s been only two winners at greater than 10/1 at either Caulfield’s Memsie Stakes meeting or Randwick’s Chelmsford Stakes fixture. The trick obviously is somehow determining which of... Read More
Theanswermyfriend runs deceptively fast mid-race sections in impressive Moonee Valley performance
A winner of one stakes race at Listed level in six wins from 22 starts, Theanswermyfriend is now in the stable of Darren Weir where the gelding has won two of his four starts for the leading trainer. Theanswermyfriend again went to the front on Saturday and after running along in the mid-stages he fought... Read More