A pair of juveniles by the first-season sire turn heads at Randwick-Kensington Vinery Stud’s first season stallion Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon), the China Horse Club-Newgate axis and – of course – Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott emerged as the major winners from Monday’s first official two-year-old barrier trials at Randwick Kensington. Ole Kirk, off a... Read More

Kia Ora’s Farnan most represented maiden crop stallion at Randwick Kensington Sydney takes a first look at this season’s two-year-olds in Monday’s keenly awaited official trials, with much vaunted stallions Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) and Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) among sires with offspring taking their first bows. Golden Slipper (Gr 1,... Read More

Danny O’Brien looks to have another talented staying filly on his hands in the shape of Hurry Curry (Ocean Park) who snared the Crown Oaks Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday.  O’Brien is already planning to step Hurry Curry up in distance and grade for her next outing in the Ethereal Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m)... Read More

Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald’s bold decision to throw the unexposed filly Lilac (Justify) into stakes company paid off when she delivered a hard-fought performance to win Saturday’s Jim Moloney Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Caulfield.  The daughter of Justify (Scat Daddy) finished fourth on her only start as a juvenile, before opening her account on... Read More

Coolmore Stud stakes also under consideration for McDonald’s talented son of Harry Angel Angel Capital (Harry Angel) announced himself as a serious contender for the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) in three weeks’ time when he produced a breathtaking display to win the Caulfield Guineas Prelude (Gr 3, 1400m) on Saturday.  After the colt made... Read More