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Stallion Watch – Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Darley Stud shuttler Blue Point (Shamardal) sired three individual winners last week, taking his tally to 38. The Charlie Appleby-trained Edge Of Blue (2 g ex Davantage by Galileo) made a winning debut over seven furlongs at Yarmouth to become winner number 36. Bought by his owners Godolphin for €200,000... Read More
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Group 1-winning pair create contrasting history
Group 1-winning heroes Alligator Blood and Militarize created history in very different ways with their respective victories at Caulfield and Rosehill on Saturday. Alligator Blood’s (All Too Hard) ‘iron horse’ qualities were well known before Saturday’s Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), when he became just the fourth Australian horse since 2000 to win a Group... Read More
Royal Tribute
TRAINER: Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott RACE: Heritage Stakes (Listed, 1100m) Having broken his maiden at the second start in impressive fashion, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Royal Tribute (Snitzel) will be stepped up to stakes grade today when he tackles the Heritage Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Rosehill. The son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice)... Read More
Star Of Justice (AUS)
3 f Justify – Fair Isle by Fastnet Rock O: Te Akau Fair & Just Racing Partnership (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM) B: PJ & PM Vela T: Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson S: 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale V: Pencarrow Stud P: David Ellis, $190,000 W: Canterbury Westland Racing Owners Association Maiden, 1200m,... Read More
Best sires on the big stage
As elite racing ramps up, we look at which of the current sires has the best rate of producing Group 1 winners and where their records sit historically. A quick scan of the sires represented in the two Group 1 races at Rosehill and Caulfield on Saturday highlights the achievement and influence of a trio... Read More
The Everest World Pool betting not as rewarding as first may seem
Rob Crabtree is sure glad he kept “a fetlock” in promising colt Scampi, a first crop son of Darley shuttler Blue Point from his stakes-performed Sistonic, herself a three-quarter sister to Black Caviar. The Dorrington Farm breeder sold the colt for $750,000 at the Magic Millions in January to trainer Ciaron Maher and it’s the... Read More