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Lightly raced colts show their potential in fighting out Sandown Guineas
A pair of lightly raced colts Villermont (All Too Hard) and Peaceful State (Animal Kingdom) showed their potential for further Group success after fighting out a keenly contested Sandown Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) on Saturday. Villermont, who was having only his fourth race start, came from last to score by a head from Peaceful State,... Read More
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Sinjaree (AUS)
3 c O’Reilly – Hemem by Redoute’s Choice O: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum T: Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes B: Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Waikato W: Moorookyle Park Maiden Plate, 1400m, Sandown Lakeside, 22 November Sinjaree followed his debut second in a Pakenham maiden on 7 November with a narrow but... Read More
European Season review – Part Two -Three-year-olds
O’Brien Guineas dominance continues Aidan O’Brien’s recent stranglehold on the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) at Newmarket, the first two Classics of the European season, continued in May as Churchill (Galileo) and surprise package Winter (Galileo) gave their record-breaking trainer the perfect start to 2017. Churchill, always held in the highest esteem by... Read More
Steve speaks to trainer Archie Alexander
Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander can look forward to the autumn with the spring carnival having franked the form around several of his leading contenders: It was with just a tinge of disappointment that Archie Alexander watched Villermont (All Too Hard) storm to victory in last Saturday’s Sandown Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m). After all, the Aaron... Read More
Hasahalo completes New Zealand Guineas double for Savabeel
Flying home from the rear of the field Hasahalo (Savabeel) drew clear by four lengths to win last Saturday’s New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton. A stakes winner at two last season, Hasahalo relished the dry track to dominate her rivals and give three times champion New Zealand sire Savabeel (Zabeel) his... Read More
This year’s Hong Kong International Vase promises to be one of the best 2400 metre races of the year.
The official announcement of invited runners to the 2017 Hong Kong International races (HKIR) won’t be made until next Wednesday, but early intelligence indicates the four race numbers will be strong despite the absence of runners from Australia and New Zealand, and the Hong Kong Vase (Gr 1, 2400m) may well have greater gravitas than... Read More