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Two for Caravaggio

New winners Caravaggio (pictured above) – Former Coolmore shuttler Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) sired his second individual southern hemisphere-bred winner when Baroque Road (2 g ex Malibu Road by Malibu Moon) dominated a field of 12 to win the Two-Year-Old Maiden Handicap (1100m) on the Kensington track at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding... Read More

Koshu (NZ)

Koshu (NZ) 2 f Satono Aladdin – Syrah by Traditionally O: Mr B M Taylor, Mrs C Taylor B: Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd T: John O’Shea W: Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1100m) The midweek meeting on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday produced two impressive maiden winners in the first two races, both for first... Read More

Swiss Exile

Gerry Harvey’s been at the breeding game for a good few decades now, but still talks about it like a kid who discovered it last week. Every sentence ends with an exclamation mark. They rise in tone as if to end in astonishment and wonder. He speaks with a boyish enthusiasm, which probably explains why... Read More

Hard Too Think heads Gray’s Mile charge at Kranji

Trainer Stephen Gray boasts one of the most diverse racing and bloodstock portfolios in the world and the Singapore-based Kiwi is set to be involved in some of the richest spectacles on the planet this weekend, all while he continues to build his Australian presence as he ponders the future of racing in the Lion... Read More

The Guineas’ so far: The Appleby and Dubawi show

Charlie Appleby’s quest for an historic clean sweep of the English, French and Irish 2,000 Guineas looks as near to certain as anything can be in the capricious world of horseracing as his charge Native Trail is a likely odds-on favourite for the final leg at the Curragh this weekend. It’s similarly likely that if... Read More

The Guineas’ so far – The Appleby and Dubawi show

Charlie Appleby’s quest for an historic clean sweep of the English, French and Irish 2,000 Guineas looks as near to certain as anything can be in the capricious world of horseracing as his charge Native Trail is a likely odds-on favourite for the final leg at the Curragh this weekend. It’s similarly likely that if... Read More