The Jerome Hunter-trained Barb Raider (3 f Rebel Raider – Graebarb by Host) recorded successive stakes-race victories when she produced a career-best performance to win the Kewney Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) at Flemington yesterday. Last seen winning the The Vanity (Gr 3, 1400m), the three-year-old bravely fought off the late challenge of Kevin Hayes Stakes... Read More

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Lighthouse (5 m Mizzen Mast – More Hoping by North Light) became the second US import in three years to claim the Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) for the fillies and mares when the gallant five-year-old galloped clear of her rivals in yesterday’s feature at Rosehill.  Lighthouse, owned by... Read More

History will tell you that New Zealand-breds are famed for their staying power, sought for their Classic generation potency, while their precocious antipodean cousins from across the Tasman are better known for their early, sprinting prowess. But yesterday, New Zealand breeders celebrated both a $101 boilover in one of Australia’s most iconic sprints and a... Read More

Newgate Farm stallions will once again be strongly represented in next week’s Rosehill Group 1 contest Talented juveniles She’s Extreme (Extreme Choice) and Rise Of The Masses (Russian Revolution) booked their spots in next Saturday’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with respective victories in yesterday’s Magic Night Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) and Pago Pago... Read More

Leading owner reveals his $2.5 million Snitzel colt likely to bypass stallion-making race even if he wins Group 3 today Despite winning several battles to have the exciting Magic (Snitzel) tantalisingly close to the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), senior owner Rupert Legh yesterday revealed that the colt is almost certain to miss the... Read More