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In the shuffling madness Of the locomotive breath…
You see, I was strolling past the Easy Tiger bar in downtown Bangalore last week (and yes this is the last time I’ll bang on about Bangalore as I am now in Greece). Like the sirens of Greek mythology who lured sailors to shipwreck, the sweet warbling tones of Ian Anderson lured me into said... Read More
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Santa Ana Lane shows his quality in coming off strong pace to win Stradbroke Handicap
Racing midfield on the rails, Santa Ana Lane tracked a quick tempo on the heavy 8 track set by the free-running leader Perast (Snitzel) which resulted in fast mid-race 600 metre sectional (from the 1000m) of 34.74. Ben Melham skilfully steered Santa Ana Lane along the inner rounding the home turn, before drawing away over... Read More
Peaceful (NZ) 2 f Savabeel – Paloma by Mossman
On her fifth career start, Peaceful proved too strong for her rivals to seal both her maiden win and maiden stakes win at Te Rapa last Saturday. She was one of the first away, however jockey Matt Cameron eased her back to settle fifth, one off the rail. She crept a shade closer passing the... Read More
A day at the races in Bangalore and a wild taxi ride to Delhi
I received a perfunctory but polite reply noting that I could find all I needed to know about the 9 June meeting at their website. Hence I parted with 40 rupees for general admission. That’s about 80 cents. I joined a battalion of men – there was hardly a woman in sight – which might... Read More
The Autumn Sun a rising star for Redoute’s Choice
Somewhat overshadowed at Arrowfield Stud by his son and barn mate Snitzel over the past two seasons, Redoute’s Choice was last Saturday represented by his 33rd Group One winner and 158th stakes winner when The Autumn Sun finished powerfully late to win the J J Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Doomben, the last Group... Read More
Amazing Red could continue the strong family tradition in the Melbourne Cup
A half-brother to three-time Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) place-getter Red Cadeaux (Cadeaux Genereux), Amazing Red carries the same light blue and red diamond silks of owner Ronnie Arculli and while his somewhat truncated career thus far has not quite produced the results his connections might have hoped for, this was a coming-of-age performance from... Read More