Alexios Komnenos is the horse who has finished nearest to the all conquering Churchill (Galileo) in the Aidan O’Brien-trained three-year-old’s streak of seven straight wins including the aforementioned Guineas’. The son of Choisir (Danehill Dancer), purchased by Neil Werrett and partners in July last year, not only hasn’t raced since then but also holds no... Read More

Owned and bred by Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms, trained by John Gosden and ridden by the mercurial Frankie Dettori, Enable was having only her fourth career start and was coming off her last start victory in the Cheshire Oaks (Listed, 1m 3f), her first start this year. She made only one appearances as a two-year-old... Read More

The Derby, indeed all the European classics, do not these days quite have the mystique for all Australians which accompanied them in the two decades immediately post World War Two. Of course they should and still do for the aficionados. However, back then, the record of Australian jockeys in the UK and Europe was so... Read More

O: R G Hogno, E Rea, Mrs J B Rea & Bell River Thoroughbreds (MGR: A J Ferguson) B: Bruce Reid Racing T: David Pfieffer W: 2YO Maiden Plate, 1200m, Warwick Farm, 31 May.   After showing promise with a late-closing third on debut in the Woodlands Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Scone on 13 May,... Read More

Racing on a Heavy 8 track, despite clear skies and basically no rain for a week, Eagle Farm’s controversial track presented racing far removed from the days when it was widely regarded as one of the best in the country. To understand what has resulted in seeing quality horses, many proven performers on affected tracks,... Read More