We’re into the last month of the season and Saturday saw a surprisingly large nine stakes races run, all in Australia, however, the New Zealand Stud Book was mostly left out of proceedings. The New Zealand name cropped up in connection with Winx Guineas (Gr 3, 1600m) winner The Three Hundred (I Am Invincible), whose... Read More

Perseverance coupled with patience were the two qualities which could be found when Manzoice (Almanzor) cleared out to land the Tattersalls Cup (Gr 3, 2400m), one of six stakes on the Eagle Farm card last Saturday. In a long and winding road, which started in July of 2022, Manzoice’s sole run at two was very... Read More

Hello June has been a good month for Cambridge Stud’s Hello Youmzain (Kodiac). It began with the Chantilly Group 2 winner Godspeed who landed the Prix de Sandringham (1600m). A further eight northern hemisphere winners saluted also, including a second Chantilly winner plus winners at Saint-Cloud and Lingfield. All three of Hello Youmzain’s northern hemisphere... Read More

For the second week in succession the bloodstock industry’s eyes and ears were focussed on Eagle Farm, which staged nine races, all of which qualified as black-type races, headed by the state’s pride and joy, the Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m). Similar to the previous week, the New Zealand Stud Book provided the winner of... Read More

The Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) was expected to be the focus of this week’s summary, based on the fact that the New Zealand Stud Book was not only well represented but also that the last three winners, Warmonger (War Decree), Kovalica (Ocean Park) and Pinarello (Tavistock) were all conceived and foaled in New Zealand.... Read More