Stepping up rapidly in class after the four-year-old’s first up win in the City Tattersall’s Lightning Handicap (Listed, 1100m) at Randwick on 15 October, Spieth tackled Group One weight-for-age sprinters and confirmed his potential with an excellent performance. He settled back in second last place in the 12-horse field before getting a split at the... Read More

One of the stars in O’Brien’s stable, and potentially a top-class three-year-old for next year, was Caravaggio (2 c ex Mekko Hokte by Holy Bull) who took out the first major two-year-old race of the season in the Coventry Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) at Royal Ascot in June.   The son of the late Scat... Read More

Well, perhaps not entirely complete given the handful of overseas-trained and bred stayers likely to contest either of the distance features this Saturday at Sandown Hillside; chiefly Beautiful Romance (New Approach) in the Zipping Classic (Gr 2, 2400m) and Francis Of Assisi’s stablemate Qewy (Street Cry) in the Sandown Cup (Listed) over 3200 metres. Irrespective... Read More

For 76-year-old part-owner Lloyd Williams, it was his fifth win in the world’s richest distance handicap as Williams had previously shared ownership of Just A Dash (Whiskey Road), successful in 1981, What A Nuisance (St Puckle), the 1985 winner, Efficient (Zabeel), popular grey winner in 2007, and most recently the import Green Moon (Montjeu) in... Read More

O: D W Lilley, Mrs S Lilley, D K Dong, D E Lowe, Ms G C Coward, Ms F Bishop, C Charalambous, T J Pender, Ms M N Zuluaga Ruiz, L Polglase, S A Barton, A A Smith, G J Whitford, Mrs C L Lowe & R C Lowe B: Mr A D Mitchell T:... Read More